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petzipellepingoWonders in the Dark
by Sam Juliano
The film of West Side Story produces the same brilliant effect as the play. This does not mean that the stage show has merely been duplicated; on the contrary, to get the same effect, it had to be effectively translated into a second medium. Because of the quality of the original materials and of the translation, the result is the best film musical ever made. -Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
West Side Story, a cultural institution with a legacy to match any American film in the musical genre or otherwise, is also a curiosity. ( Read more... )
by Sam Juliano
The film of West Side Story produces the same brilliant effect as the play. This does not mean that the stage show has merely been duplicated; on the contrary, to get the same effect, it had to be effectively translated into a second medium. Because of the quality of the original materials and of the translation, the result is the best film musical ever made. -Stanley Kauffmann, The New Republic
West Side Story, a cultural institution with a legacy to match any American film in the musical genre or otherwise, is also a curiosity. ( Read more... )
