What A Glorious Feeling!

Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood in Singin’ In The Rain

Melbourne’s in for rain and more rain this week … there’s a thundercloud overhead right now in fact, rumbling away. Everyone is desperate for sunshine, but our notoriously badly-behaved spring is running true to form.

So batten down the hatches, pop some corn and cosy up in front of a dvd: Singin’ in the Rain, to be precise. What better film to take your mind off the weather? There’s laughter, romance, 1920s fashion, glorious technicolour – and jumping in puddles.

Donald O’Connor, Debbie Reynolds and Gene Kelly sing ‘Good Morning’Of course, Gene Kelly’s Don Lockwood is feeling particularly joyful because he’s just fallen in love, but this movie is so light-hearted and uplifting that your troubles will be gone with the wind. (Sorry, I couldn’t resist the pun.)

If you want a real review because you have never (gasp! what rock have you been hiding under?) seen this film, go to Webomatica. The reviewer weighs up The Good and The Bad, and I can’t help but agree with him:

Works on multiple levels: musical, romantic comedy, social satire, and mood enhancer — each viewing puts me in a good mood, as it reminds me of the joy of movies and life itself. Another movie everyone should see before they die.

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