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Scripted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and directed by Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly, It’s Always Fair Weather (1955) revisits On the Town (1949), but with a satirical, revisionist bite. In this send-up of musical and post-war optimism, the dreams of Army buddies Kelly, Dan Dailey, and Michael Kidd all fall apart, and their ten-year reunion is a “frost”; Dailey’s bitter song “Situation-wise” takes aim at the stultifying effect of the quintessentially 1950s life of an advertising executive. Even though the trio finally bonds over a disastrous TV appearance, Fair Weather takes further aim at television’s plastic insincerity and technical poverty. The film’s slightly anxious putdowns of television are underlined by its own imaginative, almost competitive use of CinemaScope, particularly in the trio’s energetic, un-pan-and-scannable trash can ballet, and the use of triple split screens and masking to visualize the friends’ alienation. Even the musical joy emanating from the garbage can number and Kelly’s impressive roller skate dance down a New York street cannot quite smooth over the underlying bitterness in It’s Always Fair Weather, turning it into one of the more intriguing productions from MGM’s storied Freed Unit. — Lucia Bozzola

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Summary:
In 1927, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are a famous on-screen romantic pair. Lina, however, mistakes the on-screen romance for real love. Don has worked hard to get where he is today, with his former partner Cosmo. When Don and Lina’s latest film is transformed into a musical, Don has the perfect voice for the songs. But Lina – well, even with the best efforts of a diction coach, they still decide to dub over her voice. Kathy Selden is brought in, an aspiring actress, and while she is working on the movie, Don falls in love with her. Will Kathy continue to “aspire”, or will she get the break she deserves?

Wikipedia wrote:
Singin’ in the Rain is a 1952 American comedy musical film starring Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor and Jean Hagen and directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, with Kelly also providing the choreography. It offers a comic depiction of Hollywood, and its transition from silent films to “talkies.”

Although it was not a big hit when first released, it was accorded its legendary status by contemporary critics. It is now frequently described as one of the best musicals ever made,[1] topping the AFI’s 100 Years of Musicals list, and ranking fifth in its updated list of the greatest American films in 2007.

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