Jessica! I hope you are not judging *The Artist *without having seeing
it first. ;-) The buzz for the film
has been extremely positive, garnering a 94 rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
That said, *Singin' in the Rain *is
is a terrific film, practically perfect in every way. I have lost track
of how many times I have seen it. But
I do need to point out that writers of the film's brilliant screenplay,
Adolph Green and Betty Comden were
born in 1914 and 1917 respectively, thus they were not...um... exactly
around in Hollywood during the time
of the switch to sound films. And the film's co-directors, Gene Kelly
and Stanley Donen, were born in
1912 and 1924 respectively-same thing.
Cheers!
Anthony
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Jessica Rosner wrote:
I suspect Singin in the Rain is far better than The Artist for the
subject. It is by far the fiction film which covers the subject as
its main plot and in some detail and was made by people who actually
remember when it happened even if they were not directly involved.
Also one the greatest movies ever made. I can actually recite most of
the dialogue and lyrics by heart.
On Mon, Nov 21, 2011 at 9:55 AM, Karsten, Eileen
<kars...@mx.lakeforest.edu <mailto:kars...@mx.lakeforest.edu>> wrote:
Dear CW,
I have a patron who wanted to use the new film The Artist as the
basis for a paper. The paper was about the transition in
Hollywood from silent film to talkies.
Of course, the film is not opening in the US until Nov. 23^rd as a
limited run. I suggested Singin in the Rain as an alternative.
Does anybody have any suggestions for other films?
Eileen Karsten
Head of Technical Services
Donnelley & Lee Library
Lake Forest College
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Lake Forest, IL 60045
kars...@mx.lakeforest.edu <mailto:kars...@lakeforest.edu>
847-735-5066 <tel:847-735-5066>
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