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Release Date: 06 June, 2000 Retail Price: $19.98 Sorry, this product is not currently available. Cast: Complete Cast (8 total) |
Brigadoon Reviews
Cuddle Up and Grab Some Kleenex
I'd never even heard of "Brigadoon" until I was part of the cast of a community theatre production of it in Tacoma, Washington back in 1962 and it has been one of my very favorite shows ever since. An absolutely PERFECT love story with a touch of science-fiction and wonderful music --- what more can I say? Gene Kelly's dancing is always great to watch; he makes it look so easy! Not much in the way of special features, though, since they didn't think of such things way back then. Still, for the price, and the fact that this is a movie musical "classic", purchasing this DVD is truly a no-brainer.
I wonder
I wonder why the beautiful Lerner-Loewe meoldies and lyrics and the movie itself are not more popular than they are - I'll go home with Bonnie Jean, The heather on the Hill, Almost like being in love. The movie itself is a serious production, meticulous in costumes, design and choreography.
This is a fairy tale, almost a charming ghost story, which is so unreal that it only happens in old places like the Scottish highland. Something beautiful that emerges beneath the fog only once in a while.
The story is also rich in Scottish culture - bagpipes, kilts, market place and folklore.
I also wonder why Van Johnson, with a big build and yet such a nimble tap dancer, did not have more dancing roles in other movies. And Cyd Charisse ballet dancing is simply an eye candy.
The melodies are so sweet and chorus so pure that the movie is worth watching over and over again, even if it is only for the songs.
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