A documentary on Gene Kelly.A documentary on Gene Kelly.A documentary on Gene Kelly.
Stanley Tucci
- Narrator
- (voice)
Fred Astaire
- Self
- (archive footage)
Dan Dailey
- Self
- (archive footage)
Stanley Donen
- Self
- (archive footage)
Douglas Fowley
- Self
- (archive footage)
Judy Garland
- Self
- (archive footage)
Beth Genne
- Self
- (as Beth Genné)
Kathryn Grayson
- Self
- (archive footage)
Jean Hagen
- Self
- (archive footage)
Rita Hayworth
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaIncluded as a special feature for the An American in Paris DVD.
- Quotes
Beth Genne: He takes movements with which everyone can identify.. but he makes it into dance. You know, he makes the ordinary extraordinary. And he makes you think that you can do it.
- ConnectionsEdited from For Me and My Gal (1942)
Featured review
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer is a mostly fine chronicle of his life and career
Having previously seen this back in 2002 when I taped this off of the "American Masters" series from PBS, I just watched this again on the second disc of the An American in Paris DVD set. It chronicled the life and career of dancer Gene Kelly as we see pics of his early childhood with his family as well as his only filmed performance of him dancing with his brother Fred in Deep in My Heart. Of course, what follows are many of his movie highlights in subsequent years: His debut in For Me and My Gal with Judy Garland, his "alter ego" number in Cover Girl, his turn with the animated Jerry the Mouse in Anchors Away, the "New York, New York" number in On the Town, the "An American in Paris" ballet in the movie of the same name, and, perhaps the most iconic of all movie musical numbers, his dancing and warbling in Singin' in the Rain. Also shown are some of his not-so-successful movies like Brigadoon (which I said I enjoyed in my review of it last year on this site) and It's Always Fair Weather. There are interviews from many of his leading lady co-stars but perhaps the most interesting was from his first wife, Betsy Blair, in telling what their home life was like. His career after the '50s is mostly given short shrift but then, it's mainly Gene Kelly's '40s and '50s output that provides the most joy for the devoted moviegoer. So on that note, Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer is well worth seeing for his fans.
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- tavm
- Apr 25, 2021
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- Gene Kelly: Le révolutionnaire
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
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