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Busby Berkeley: Going Through The Roof

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1hr 0min
Release:
1998
Director:
David Thompson
Starring:
Larry Robinson, Kenneth Anger, Richard Barrios  ...more
Synopsis: This documentary captures rhythms in the life and career of famed cinema choreographer Busby Berkeley (1895-1976). In the late '20s, Berkeley's work on Broadway led Eddie Cantor to recommend him to producer Sam Goldwyn for the film version of the 1930 Whoopee! (remade in 1944 as Up in Arms). After 42nd Street (1933), Berkeley's reputation in Hollywood was established. Reading from interviews by Dave Martin and critic Tony Thomas, Larry Robinson provides the voice of Berkeley. The hour-long profile ... Full Synopsis
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Tom Wiener, AMG Review
This documentary on the cinema's most inventive choreographer may seem scant at a running time of just under one hour, but it manages to pack in a lot of information, including many marvelous clips of Busby Berkeley's staggeringly complex numbers. Critic J. Hoberman correctly points out that those numbers were less about dancing than about mass posing, and the film astutely connects them to their creator's ... Full Review
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