Invitation to the dance (1956) TVRip (SiRiUs sHaRe)

Invitation to the dance (1956)



This is a movie where three entirely different stories are told though dancing. Words are not used and the style of dancing is different for each part. Kelly is a clown in the 'Circus'; a Marine in 'Ring Around the Rosy'; and Sinbad in 'Sinbad the Sailor'.



Gene Kelly ... Host / Pierrot / The Marine / Sinbad

Igor Youskevitch ... The Lover / The Artist

Claire Sombert ... The Loved

Tamara Toumanova ... The Streetwalker

Diana Adams ... Hat Check Girl

Tommy Rall ... Flashy Boyfriend

Belita ... The Femme Fatale

David Paltenghi ... The Husband

Daphne Dale ... The Wife

Claude Bessy ... The Model

Irving Davies ... The Crooner

Carol Haney ... Scheherazade

David Kasday ... The Genie / Little Sailor

André Previn ... Composer at Piano



Director: Gene Kelly



Runtime: 93 mins



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Codecs:



Video : 566 MB, 888 Kbps, 25.0 fps, 640*480 (4:3), DX50 = DivXNetworks Divx v5,

Audio : 81 MB, 128 Kbps, 48000 Hz, 2 channels, 0x55 = Lame MP3, CBR,



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This is the result of many years of effort on the part of Gene Kelly to create an all-dance film. Since he was a major-studio rather than an indie production child, Kelly convinced his home studio, MGM, to finally take on the project.



The final results, unfortunately, are mixed. The movie is simply average, with long stretches of off-timed and miscalculated action and uninspired choreography. Were Kelly to have collaborated in the writing, choreographing and direction departments, rather than taking everything on himself, things might have gone better.



The project was simply too great a task for Kelly; with other imput he might have made a film with greater perspective and flair. The story in "Circus" is only fair, and there's more pantomime than dancing for Kelly as Pierrot. Unfortantely, Jacques Ibert's music doesn't help either.



"Ring Around the Rosy" suffers from disjointed continuity, with awkward bridges and motivations. Too, the fine Tamara Toumanova as the Streetwalker provides a clash of styles when paired with Kelly as the Marine. Physically, their types don't match well, try as they will. Nor was this Andre Previn's finest compositional hour.



Finally, Roger Eden's adaptation of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's score for "Sinbad the Sailor" makes for the most effective music in the film. Kelly at last gets to display his distinctive dancing manner, and does some impressive work (at age 44) in the interesting cartoon sequences.



It's not Kelly at his best, though, and "Inviation to the Dance" remains an interesting curio, earnest on effort and short on realization. Both dance fans in general and Kelly fans in particular will value this video in their collection.



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In what must have been a daring move in the 1950s, Gene Kelly created a film which was pure dance - three sequences (Circus, Ring Around The Rosy, Sinbad the Sailor).



Although not a great grosser in its day, time has been kind to this film and although it is not that well known, this film should be as it has a large amount of charm.



The first section, Circus, is a story about a clown and his unrequited love for the leading lady. A common love triangle presented in ballet, this is bittersweet and watchable.



In Ring Around The Rosy, a bracelet is lost and found and there is a charming duet to watch ... while Sinbad the Sailor includes a mix of real life and animation in the story of the sailor and the genie.



As good as any of Kelly's other work, this should be seen a lot more than it is.



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This film includes three dance interpreted stories, choreographed and starring the great Gene Kelly. The first story is called "Circus" which tells the story of a circus clown who is secretly in love with the Circus Ballet Star who is openly in love with the Circus High-Wire-Walker. The second story is called "Ring Around The Rosy" which tells the story of a bracelet that is past from one silly lover to the next. The third story is called "Sinbad The Sailor" which tells the story of a navy sailor who, while on shore leave in Bagdad, finds a magic lamp that takes him on an animated adventure.



Each story includes an all star cast of "then" well known dancers who give outstanding performances that only Gene Kelly fans and other dancers could appreciate. It is a delightful film, that will brighten any persons video library.



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# It was filmed and produced in 1952 and shelved by horrified MGM bosses after bad previews. Kept on the shelf until 1957 when it played the art-house circuit.



# André Previn's music for the "Ring Around the Rosy" sequence replaced a rejected score by Malcolm Arnold.