DANCING WITH FRED ASTAIRE

This educational montage was created for Barbara Dent’s and Jacques Guyard’s 2017 New Year Party. It consists in a selection of Fred Astaire’s best duets, featuring Ginger Rogers, Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, Eleanor Powell, Cyd Charisse, and Lucille Bremer, as well as a few Astaire quotes from other movies (including THE GREEN MILE, THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO, THE ENGLISH PATIENT, and A STRANGER AMONG US). This is to prove the cultural and historical importance of Astaire’s musicals. Selection by N. T. Binh (“maitre de conférences“ at Paris 1 Sorbonne), edited by Nguyen Minh-Tam. © Warner Bros. © Hollywood Pictures © Tiger Moth Productions © Orion Pictures © Hera Productions © Darkwood Productions © Elzevir Films © Festival de Cannes Authors of films quoted (music, lyrics, scripts): Marian Ainslee, Woody Allen, Robert J. Avrech, Ludwig Bemelmans, Irving Berlin, Charles Brackett, Irving Brecher, Abe Burrows, Betty Comden, Frank Darabont, Delmer Daves, Howard Dietz,