It's Always Fair Weather (1955)
- Directed by
- Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen
- Genre
- romantic comedy, boxing film, musical film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 78 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Three army buddies reunite ten years after the war only to discover they have grown apart. The film follows their attempts to reconnect through a series of musical and dance numbers.
cynicalupbeat at timesmelancholicwittyenergeticvisually lushdance-drivenbittersweet
What happens
It's Always Fair Weather is a 1955 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen. The film was scripted by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, who also wrote the show's lyrics, with music by André Previn. It stars Kelly, Dan Dailey, Cyd Charisse, Dolores Gray, and dancer/choreographer Michael Kidd in his first film acting role. The film, co-directed by Kelly and Donen, was shot in CinemaScope and Eastmancolor. Although well-received critically at the time, it was not a commercial success and is one of the last major dance-oriented MGM musicals. In recent years, it has been recognized as a seminal film because of the inventiveness of its dance routines. It's Always Fair Weather is noted for its downbeat theme, unusual for a musical, which may have hurt it at the box office, and has been called a rare "cynical musical". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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