We analyze in Cinemascomics the Blu-Ray of Singing under the rainin its edition in metal box and 4K Ultra HD image quality, which also includes the basic version on Blu-Ray
At Cinemascomics we have reviewed the home edition on Steelbook 4K Ultra HD plus Blu-Ray of Singing under the rain, starring Gene Kelly (One Day in New York), Donald O’Connor (My Mule Francis) and Debbie Reynolds (In & Out), celebrating its 70th anniversary and being released for the first time in stunning 4K Ultra HD. The tape is also available in stores on basic Blu-ray, DVD and digitally. The North American film is produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures in the physical market in Spanish territory.
Singing under the rain andIt is one of the best known, loved and recognized musicals in the history of cinema. The film was released in the year 1952 and was directed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen (Charade). It stars Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen (The Asphalt Jungle), Millard Mitchell (Winchester 73) and Cyd Charisse (Brigadoon), among others.
The film was nominated for two Academy Award nominations, for Best Supporting Actress for Jean Hagen’s performance and for Best Original Score. In addition, at the Golden Globes he won the statuette for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical, for the work of Donald O’Connor, and was nominated for Best Picture. It was also nominated in the Best Picture category at the Bafta Awards, was nominated for Best Director at the DGA (Directors Guild) and took home the award for Best Musical Screenplay at the WGA (Writers Guild). Finally, it was included in the top of the best films of the year for the National Board of Review.
Synopsis: Silent cinema is definitively giving way to sound cinema, and this causes chaos within the world of cinema. As some performers see their careers come to an end, a silent movie idol (Gene Kelly) will find himself caught up in this difficult transition, as will his friend (Donald O’Connor), his future lover (Debbie Reynolds) and his harpy co-star (Jean Hagen). Will everyone make the leap to sound films?
Singing under the rain shown in your version 4K Ultra HD Steelbook plus Blu-Ray with a multitude of extras, which we have analyzed for the readers of Cinemascomics. The analysis of the tape is completely free of spoilers, in case you have not yet had the opportunity to see this unforgettable musical and want to know what extras it contains.
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Technical characteristics:
- Format Type: 16:9
- Duration: approximately 103 minutes
- Number of discs: 1 disc in 4K UHD and 1 disc in Blu-Ray
- Film suitable for all audiences
4KUHD:
- Languages: Dolby Digital 1M: Castilian, Spanish, German, Italian and French
- DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1: English
- DTS-HD Master Audio 2M: English
- Subtitles: Castilian, Spanish, French, Chinese and Korean. Codified for the Deaf: English, German and Italian
BLU RAY:
- Languages: Dolby Digital 1.0: Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Czech and Polish
- DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1: English
- DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0: German
- Subtitles: Castilian, Spanish, French, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Czech and Russian
- Codified for the Deaf: English, German and Italian
Additional content:
Audio commentary:
Playable movie with background commentary by actors Debbie Reynolds, Donald O’Connor, Cud Charisse and Kathleen Freeman, co-director Stanley Donen, screenwriters Betty Comden and Adolph Green, filmmaker Baz Luhrman, and writer/historian Rudy Behlmer.
Singing in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation:
Different current artists talk about how Singing in the Rain invented musicals, setting the path of how to make them, but also influencing dozens of later generations in how to develop choreography. So, everyone talks about the first time they saw the film and what they felt when they saw it, marking the careers of hundreds of choreographers and dancers from all over the world, because it broke molds without even being aware of it.
Below, he breaks down each of the dances and how it influenced them and the reasons why they not only like them, but also seem temporary to them. They also talk about the endless rehearsals and the mix between theater and cinema. They go on to say that both Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire were advocates of using objects to dance with, claiming that all subsequent choreographers and dancers were only seeking to achieve at least part of their genius.
It was Debbie Reynolds’ first leading role in a musical, and she had no dancing experience. However, she tried very hard and had Gene Kelly as her teacher, and she was brilliant and wonderful in the musical. In turn, they talk about the on-screen chemistry that arose between the protagonist and Donald O’Connor, with the latter’s unimaginable and inexhaustible energy throughout the film. As well as Cyd Charisse’s dance and how Gene Kelly adapted it to the needs of the moment.
Different historians comment that in the year 1949, Arthur Freed decided to use a catalog of songs of dance numbers that he wrote together with Nacio Herb Brown and build a film from them. Thus, Arthur Freed was responsible for the production of musicals at MGM from the origin of the musical to its great splendor and expansion. They also talk about the use of famous songs of the time and how the choreography manages to push the story forward, where Gene Kelly managed to move the plot forward by introducing a lot of acting in his dance numbers. Along with this, they talk about how he inspired many dancers and gave them strength, thanks to his way of dancing with a lot of masculinity, making a complicated dance look easy if he did it. In this way, they speak of the great imprint left by Singing in the Rain and Gene Kelly in all subsequent musicals, such as High School Musical, which would not exist without the artist, who knew how to act, sing and dance.
They go on to comment that the musical is still very contemporary, staying much fresher and more current than other musicals of the time or even later. This is due, in part, to the fact that it talks about what was happening in Hollywood at the time, being quite parodic. Along with this, they talk about the tributes to the film within the Glee series and by the singer Usher.
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In English without subtitles.
