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Meet Me in St. Louis

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Original title

Meet Me in St. Louis

Year

1944

Running time

112 min.

Country

United States

Director

Vincente Minnelli

Screenwriter

Fred F. Finklehoffe, Irving Brecher. Novel: Sally Benson

Cast

Music

George Stoll

Cinematography

George J. Folsey

Producer

MGM. Producer: Arthur Freed

Genre

Musical. Drama. Romance. Comedy | 1900s. Family Relationships. Family-friendly

Synopsis

St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. 17-year old Esther has fallen in love with the boy next door who has just moved in, John. He however, barely notices her at first. The family is shocked when Mr. Smith reveals that he has been transfered to a nice position in New York, which means that the family has to leave St. Louis and the St. Louis Fair.

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Rankings Position

#77 Best Musical Movies

Awards: 1944: 4 Nominations for Oscar: Best Song, Cinematography color, OST (Musical), Screenplay

1944: National Board of Review (NBR): nominated to Top Films (In alphabetical order).

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Critics' reviews

"A musical that even the deaf should enjoy"

Time
"Combining some wonderful song and dance routines with a cast of memorable characters, Meet Me in St Louis is certainly one the best Hollywood musicals ever"

Jamie Russell: BBC
"Minnelli proves his eye for detail and captures the era and its values in richly colored, gentle images, displaying a startling balance of emotions from scene to scene, song to song."

TV Guide
"An ambitious nostalgia piece with a broad emotional palette"

Noel Murray: AV Club
"A heavenly slice of brassy Hollywood romanticism that’ll still have you swooning all the way to the trolley stop."

Time Out

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Ranking Lists Position

77 My Favorite Musicals (48)

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