jojochan
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This is the story of an Australian who falls for a singer from the Mazowsze Polish folk song and dance ensemble, after seeing them perform. He kidnaps her and a Doris Day - Rock Hudson - type romantic comedy follows.
What is great about this film, however, are the many Mazowsze performances!!! They look and sound just as great as they do today !! with Tadeusz Sygietyinski's music, Mira Zyminska-Sygietynska's lyrics and staging, and Witold Zapala's choreography.
The added bonus of Sygietinski's music as soundtrack makes this a perfect film for Mazowsze fans. My only criticism with this film is that, since Mazowsze is known for their many colorful costumes, there should have been more costume changes, especially for the Polonaise.
What is great about this film, however, are the many Mazowsze performances!!! They look and sound just as great as they do today !! with Tadeusz Sygietyinski's music, Mira Zyminska-Sygietynska's lyrics and staging, and Witold Zapala's choreography.
The added bonus of Sygietinski's music as soundtrack makes this a perfect film for Mazowsze fans. My only criticism with this film is that, since Mazowsze is known for their many colorful costumes, there should have been more costume changes, especially for the Polonaise.
This is one of the great movies of all time.... on par with = The Graduate = .... It had a major influence on teenage girls who saw it in the '60's.
We constantly joked about the guys we had locked up in our own attics! Of course, it was the other way around... Each girl had 7 or 8 guys locked in her attic, and the fact that a couple of us actually had bedrooms in the attic made the joke even funnier.
I don't know why I have not seen this film since it came out in 1968, but I really wish someone would bring it back.
Even to this day, my friends and I joke about our attics, in the same way that we joked about the Ford that was mentioned in The Graduate (of course, that reference didn't last quite as long as the "attic".)
We constantly joked about the guys we had locked up in our own attics! Of course, it was the other way around... Each girl had 7 or 8 guys locked in her attic, and the fact that a couple of us actually had bedrooms in the attic made the joke even funnier.
I don't know why I have not seen this film since it came out in 1968, but I really wish someone would bring it back.
Even to this day, my friends and I joke about our attics, in the same way that we joked about the Ford that was mentioned in The Graduate (of course, that reference didn't last quite as long as the "attic".)
Why do they make movies about people you could not care less about, living depressing lives, in dirty buildings?
Why not make uplifting films about charismatic people, doing magical things, in beautiful settings.
I'm sorry, but I'll take Harry Potter, or ALW's Phantom of the Opera, or Shall We Dance, or Jurassic Park any day.
Movies should be Fun and Entertaining! If I want to be depressed, I'll watch the News on TV.
Million Dollar Baby is to the theater what Jerry Springer is to television.
I'm sorry I went to see it. I did so only because of Clint Eastwood, but he surely did not make my day.
Why not make uplifting films about charismatic people, doing magical things, in beautiful settings.
I'm sorry, but I'll take Harry Potter, or ALW's Phantom of the Opera, or Shall We Dance, or Jurassic Park any day.
Movies should be Fun and Entertaining! If I want to be depressed, I'll watch the News on TV.
Million Dollar Baby is to the theater what Jerry Springer is to television.
I'm sorry I went to see it. I did so only because of Clint Eastwood, but he surely did not make my day.