Singin' in the Rain
2 Oscar Nominations·AFI #5·BFI #10·National Film Registry
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In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
What critics thought
One of the most unanimously celebrated films in Hollywood history, Singin' in the Rain earns its reputation through the rare combination of razor-sharp satirical wit about the film industry itself and pure, joyful musical spectacle. Critics from its 1952 release through to modern reappraisals have found almost nothing to fault, singling out the chemistry among the three leads, Donald O'Connor's physical comedy, and the seamless marriage of story and song.
“This exuberant and malicious satire of Hollywood in the late 20s...is probably the most enjoyable of all American movie musicals. The teamwork of the stars, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds, is joyful and the material is first-rate...”
Pauline Kael·The New Yorker
“Of the players there's not a dud in the lot, from Kelly's facile performing to the brief but electric dance appearance by Cyd Charisse, a swell partner for him.”
Richard L. Coe·The Washington Post
“a transcendent experience, and no one who loves movies can afford to miss it.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Comedy, Musical, Romance
Cast & Crew
DirectorStanley Donen, Gene Kelly
StarringGene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell
Singin' in the Rain
2 Oscar Nominations·AFI #5·BFI #10·National Film Registry
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
What critics thought
One of the most unanimously celebrated films in Hollywood history, Singin' in the Rain earns its reputation through the rare combination of razor-sharp satirical wit about the film industry itself and pure, joyful musical spectacle. Critics from its 1952 release through to modern reappraisals have found almost nothing to fault, singling out the chemistry among the three leads, Donald O'Connor's physical comedy, and the seamless marriage of story and song.
“This exuberant and malicious satire of Hollywood in the late 20s...is probably the most enjoyable of all American movie musicals. The teamwork of the stars, Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds, is joyful and the material is first-rate...”
Pauline Kael·The New Yorker
“Of the players there's not a dud in the lot, from Kelly's facile performing to the brief but electric dance appearance by Cyd Charisse, a swell partner for him.”
Richard L. Coe·The Washington Post
“a transcendent experience, and no one who loves movies can afford to miss it.”
Roger Ebert·Chicago Sun-Times
Genres
Comedy, Musical, Romance
Cast & Crew
DirectorStanley Donen, Gene Kelly
StarringGene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell
Rent/Purchase