1952. Gene Kelly - Singing In The Rain

ΤΑΙΝΙΑ: Singin’ in the Rain ΕΤΟΣ: 1952 ΣΚΗΝΗ: Singin’ in the Rain ΧΟΡΕΥΕΙ: Gene Kelly ΤΡΑΓΟΥΔΙ: Singin’ in the Rain ΣΥΝΘΕΤΕΣ: Nacio Herb Brown (Music) Arthur Freed (Lyrics) ΕΤΟΣ: 1929 ************************************* SINGIN&IN THE RAIN Directed by Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen Produced by Arthur Freed Screenplay by Betty Comden, Adolph Green Story by Betty Comden, Adolph Green Music by Lennie Hayton Cinematography: Harold Rosson Edited by Adrienne Fazan Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Distributed by Loew&Inc. Release date: March 27, 1952 Running time: 103 minutes STARRING Gene Kelly as Don Lockwood Debbie Reynolds as Kathy Selden Donald O&as Cosmo Brown Jean Hagen as Lina Lamont PLOT There are a lot of myths and facts bouncing around about what happened during the filming the sequence featuring Singin’ in the Rain (1952)&eponymous song. Though it comes off as a fleet-footed, whimsical reverie of grace and harmony, it was absolutely a challenging piece of cinema to record, particularly in 1952. But not all the details circulating internet trivia boards are true. First, let’s get this out of the way: It&true that Kelly wasn&feeling great (though the severity of his illness varies in different accounts), and no, there wasn’t milk (or ink) in the water. Filming rain is tough. If the rain isn’t backlit, it completely disappears on camera. Cinematographer Harold Rosson had to light the rain from behind while simultaneously front-lighting Gene Kelly to make the rain...