Review of Singin' in the Rain (1952) by Dave Kehr for Chicago Reader — 27 Jan 2010
One of the shining glories of the American musical, this 1952 feature was fabricated (by screenwriters Betty Comden and Adolph Green) around a collection of old songs written by producer Arthur Freed and brought to bright, brash, and exuberant life by directors Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly.
The setting is Hollywood's troubled transition to sound, and there is just enough self-reflexive content (on the eternal battle between illusion and reality in the movies) to structure the film's superb selection of numbers.
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This review of Singin' in the Rain (1952) was written by Dave Kehr and published by Chicago Reader on 27 January 2010.
Singin' in the Rain has generally received very positive reviews.
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