BFI Film Classics

by Peter Wollen

Book Overview

Sixty years after its release, Singin' in the Rain (1951) remains one of the best loved films ever made. Yet despite dazzling success with the public, it never received its fair share of critical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851703518
• ISBN13: 9780851703510
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

What a Glorious Feeling!

This is a terrific book on what is probably the best American musical film. Wollen captured me when he compared Kelly's solo dance in "Rain" to a dance in "Cover Girl," something I had long thought, but had never seen anyone mention in print.Wollen does a fine job showing how the movie fits into Gene Kelly's career and the development of the movie musical. He also has some eye-opening stuff on how "Singin' in the Rain" nearly ran afoul of the Hollywood blacklist.Even if you've seen the movie many times, you'll probably learn something about it in Wollen's book that you didn't know before. I did.