This guide is useful for exploring topics including performing arts, music and english in addition to highlighting themes surrounding community, gangs, gender, crime and justice. West side story original broadway cast, a 1957 recording west side story, an adaptation directed by robert wise and jerome robbins. George chakiris the greek oscar winner for the west side story is bube a partisan hero during last war, and the. Why the spielberg west side story might turn out ok. West side story 19 end credits instrumental by eastwest. This brilliant the new republic film sets the ageless story of romeo and juliet against a backdrop of gang warfare in 1950s new york. West side story won a total of 10 oscars at the 34th academy awards in 1962, making it the musical film with the most academy wins, including best picture. West side story film still pretty, and witty, at 50 fifty years ago, the film version of the acclaimed broadway musical premiered in theaters across the country. The kenton version won the 1962 grammy award for best jazz recording by a large group.
A boy like that whod kill your brother, forget that boy and find another. At a dance in the neighborhood gymnasium, jets leader riff challenges sharks leader bernardo to a rumble. West side story movie analysis linkedin slideshare. Instead of fair verona, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean, its the mean streets of 1950s new york city, where young gangs rumble over the right to walk down the street. West side story is a magnificent show, a milestone in movie musicals, a boxoffice smash. Although west side story was named the best picture of 1961 and won 10 academy awards, it is not much mentioned by movie fans these days, and the old warhorse singin in the rain is probably more seen and certainly better loved. In the slums of the upper west side of manhattan, new york, a gang of polishamerican. Steven spielberg and tony kushners west side story is. Director amanda denhert weighs in on the pieces relevance now more than ever before.
Steven spielberg plans west side story remake, report. Rent west side story 1961 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. This movie, based on william shakespeares othello, is neatly positioned as a vehicle to showcase some of the best jazz musicians of the period, including dave brubeck and charles mingus. I remember when this film ran on nbc television about 25 years ago. West side story original broadway cast recording by.
The american film institute placed it second on its list of the greatest film. West side story original broadway cast recording, an album by leonard bernstein, the original broadway cast of west side story on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The stage is set in new yorks upper west side in the 1950s, where the areas. Directed by robert wise and jerome robbins and scripted by ernest lehman, the film combines leonard bernstein and stephen sondheims unforgettable score maria, america, somewhere, tonight with robbins own exuberant choreography to achieve an exhilarating. It is an entirely different recording, it should be emphasized, from the original broadway cast. Original broadway cast recording, max goberman, musical director. Released in 1961, the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at no. West side story is a 1961 american musical romantic drama film directed by robert wise and jerome robbins. Download full movie west side story free download movies. West side story 2020 film, an adaptation directed by steven spielberg. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing west side story 1961 near you. This weekend, a semiimmersive west side story will open in a warehouse setting with a multiracial cast. Find out where west side story is streaming, if west side story is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
West side story, a novelization of the film by irving shulman. The screen achieves one of the great entertainments in the history of motion pictures. Just beyond where they were filming stood half a block of boarded tenements destined for demolition which would soon make way for the newly constructed lincoln center. The credits at the end of the movie appear as graffiti on street signs. It stars natalie wood, richard beymer, russ tamblyn, rita moreno, and george chakiris, and was photographed. Yet his writing has been known to veer into weighty verbosity, especially in the 2012 spielbergkushner film lincoln, and comic relief is a key element in west side story. The soundtrack of the west side story film is deservedly one of the most popular soundtrack recordings of all time, and one of the relatively few to have attained longterm popularity beyond a specialized soundtracktheatrical musical audience. This is just a warning to anyone thinking of purchasing a bluray copy of, not only west side story but any other film. When i recently decided to add west side story to my collection in bluray i scouted through the amazon items on offer. An adaptation of the 1957 musical, west side story explores forbidden love and the rivalry between the jets and the sharks, two teenage street gangs of different ethnic backgrounds. Mounting an ethnically ambiguous west side story playbill. This romantic musical update of romeo and juliet won ten oscars. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area.
West side story 1961 cast and crew cast photos and. Stream west side story online download and watch hd movies. West side story original sound track recording discogs. With patrick mcgoohan, keith michell, betsy blair, paul harris. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Speculation that the director is planning a remake of west side story is true, a report says. In 1961, this movie adaptation of the broadway smashhit musical west side story broke box office records and won an incredible 10 academy awards, more than any other musical before or since. Story1961, ii, spain west side story amor sin barreras, amor sin barreras, spain complete title west side story amor sin barreras. West side story is a 1961 american musical romantic drama film directed by robert wise and. Jerome robbins shared the best director oscar with robert wise, becoming only the second director to win the academy award for best director for a film debut after delbert mann for marty. Its a film that stunningly captivates your heart and soul especially when you behold the beautiful dancing and the beautiful. West side story america movie lyrics letssingit lyrics. In 1962, the film version of the popular musical west side story won not one, not two, but ten academy awards. Download west side story movie in hd, divx, dvd, ipod.
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. In the slums of the upper west side of manhattan, new york, a gang of polishamerican teenagers called the. Make sure you read all the product details thoroughly. The following are available for west side story in the classics downloads section here at reel classics. West side story was the kind of musical people thought was good for them, a pious expression of admirable but unrealistic liberal sentiments, and certainly its.
West side story, american musical film, released in 1961, that was inspired by. A film guide that looks at west side story 1961, in which the classic love story of romeo and juliet is transported to 1950s new york in this hollywood musical. Il genere del film west side story risulta essere musicale. See more ideas about west side story, west side story 1961 and west side story movie.
This movie transplants the classic tale of romeo and juliet to new york city in the 1950s. West side story 1961 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. With a screenplay by ernest lehman, the film is an adaptation of the 1957 broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was inspired by william shakespeares play romeo and juliet. The movie, filled with exhilarating dance sequences choreographed by jerome. West side story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film west side story. All 38 songs from the west side story 1961 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. With natalie wood, george chakiris, richard beymer, russ tamblyn. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Rent west side story 1961 starring natalie wood and richard beymer on dvd and bluray. Kentons west side story, a 1961 album by stan kenton. The original west side story film, from 1961, was directed by jerome robbins and robert wise. West side story, a 1961 soundtrack album from the film. The idea of taking one of the most famous and tragic love stories of all time and translating it to modern america, focusing it around the racial and inner city problems arising at that time and which still exist today.
Taking inspiration from shakespeares classic romance, romeo and juliet, west side story tells a tale of two lovers separated by their warring gangs the sharks and the jets. West side story, an adaptation directed by steven spielberg. In 1962, the film version of the popular musical west side story won not one. In the middle of this mess is young, innocent maria, a puerto rican seamstress whose brother, bernardo, is. It stars natalie wood, richard beymer, russ tamblyn, rita moreno, and george chakiris, and was. The stage is set in new yorks upper west side in the 1950s, where the areas slums are plagued by racial tensions acted on by two rival gangs. With ansel elgort, rachel zegler, ariana debose, david alvarez. West side story film still pretty, and witty, at 50. The film west side story is based on the 1950s broadway stage play, from an idea inspired by shakespeares romeo and juliet. In 1960 on a cold morning in february, the makers of west side story began filming along manhattans west 68th street.
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