51: The Ninotchka Cinematic Universe
Lions, Towers & Shields
English - May 20, 2022 03:16 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBFilm Reviews TV & Film Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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By the late 1950s, big-budget musicals were in color and wide screen, and MGM made several really great ones. Late-period Cole Porter wrote the songs, and Fred Astaire is paired with a much younger partner (surprise!), Cyd Charisse in this remake of 1939’s Ninotchka - Garbo’s last great film. For extra credit, watch both. Enjoy the comedy stylings of Peter Lorre and his commissars, and the delightful Janice Paige, too.