An aging opera singer looks back on her long life, including her relationships with her vocal teacher and a student..
Is it worth your time? If you like your movies dripping with 1930s studio polish and you don’t mind a bit of operatic melodrama, you’ll probably find Maytime charming. It is the kind of film where everyone wears fancy hats and the stakes are mostly about whether two people can sing a duet without crying. If you prefer ...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Robert Z. Leonard
Robert Z. Leonard
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"Is it worth your time? If you like your movies dripping with 1930s studio polish and you don’t mind a bit of operatic melodrama, you’ll probably find Maytime charming. It is the kind of film where everyone wears fancy hats and the stakes are mostly about whether two people can sing a duet without crying. If you prefer your cinema grounded or just find old-school MGM musicals a bit too sugary, this will feel like a chore. Honestly, the whole movie is just an excuse to let Jeanette MacDonald and ..."
Bernice Alstock
Rida Johnson Young, Noel Langley, Frances Marion, Claudine West
United States
Romance, Drama, Musical
