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Mardi, avril 13th, 2010 |
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It’s weird the things that get stuck in your memory. I never thought of this as an inferior film just because the formula separates itself from the RKO depression-era 30’s (the film was made in 1949), though I seem to be hearing this a lot from critics. In fact, when I first saw the dance of ‘They Can’t Take That Away from Me,’ I actually thought it was a performance from a TV special, not a movie. The performance is an exhibit, not a love scene. There’s something almost- I don’t know- *cold* about the way they move on that bare, heavily draped, stage. It’s also the first and only adagio they perform in color- which, in itself has a sense of an era ending. Nevertheless, they have the same emotional connection to each other, and at the ages of 38 and 50 respectively, they still carry off the grace and elegance. When they saunter off the stage, an excited audience breaks into applause- like they’ve been watching an act from THE ED SULLIVAN SHOW. It’s extrordinary that ten years after Rogers remade herself doing straight award-winning drama and Astaire remade himself as a solo performer and a man who could dance with just about anyone, they could settle back into one more film and not have one strain of foot or hair out of place. MGM formula and Oscar Levant aside, it’s a very nice way to end a professional marriage.
I am a huge fan of the old MGM musicals and have been more that happy with the restoration quality on every DVD transfer issued by Warners in the MGM library. The release of the “Dream Factory” collection is a fine example. These films could have been photographed yesterday (”Summer Stock” is a pure delight to watch in terms of picture quality). “Barkleys of B’way” unfortnately does not live of to the exceptional quality acheived on other films of this genre.
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The DVD picture quality is very poor and dull and the sound is very muted. I was so dissappointed in this treatment. The DVD appears to have simply transfered the Video to DVD. No restoration to the picture is at all apparent. Even the trailer looks better than the movie.
The extras are fine and I can’t complain here but hey Warners, what were you thinking when you tackled this gem. Someone must have been taking a sickie!
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Sorry Fred and Ginger.