The Gay Parisian
MusicRomance
4.7/10
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|20 min
Release Date: 1942-01-10
Overview - The Gay Parisian is an American short film produced in 1941 by Warner Bros. featuring the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and directed by Jean Negulesco. The film is a screen adaptation, in Technicolor, of the 1938 ballet Gaîté Parisienne, choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Jacques Offenbach. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 14th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
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CinemaSerf
6/10
This is a vividly colourful excerpt from Offenbach’s ballet “Gaité Parisienne” performed by Monaco’s acclaimed Ballet Russe with quite a few of it’s more memorable pieces of music providing a score for duets, fisticuffs and elegant dancing. Essentially, though, it is really just a showcase for some Technicolor sumptuousness. The one thing I do like about visiting a theatre is the static seat you s...
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