Easter Parade (Irving Berlin\'s Easter Parade) (1948)

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2020 (537 movies items)

"(WATCHED: 14 November 2020)"

Easter Parade

“Seventeen musical numbers in 103 minutes. No one can unfairly claim that Easter Parade doesn’t offer a lot of bang for its buck, but that doesn’t mean it was necessarily money well spent. There’s no real story or concept here, just a loose connection of scenes that ostensibly tell a story but really function to get Fred Astaire and Judy Garland, in the only film they made together, from one song/dance to the next.   Easter Parade is a bit of a non-event considering it’s the meeting of Astaire and Garland, two of the movie musicals towering artistes. What Garland could do with phrasing, delivering, and vocal power, both its withholding and unleashing, Astaire could do with his elegant, languid bodily movements and control. They get plenty of chances to shine, but the surrounding” read more

Oscars 1949 Winners (My Version) (26 movies items)

"Best Musical Score! Winner: Easter Parade! Nominees: The Emperor Waltz The Pirate Romance on the High Seas When My Baby Smiles at Me"