This month's musical is 1944's Meet Me in St. Louis, starring Judy Garland as a turn-of-the century Midwestern girl, and directed by her soon-to-be husband, Vincente Minnelli.
I've never seen the movie, but I just checked it out on the Internet Movie Database, and Garland plays a character whose first name is Esther! How often does that happen in a musical? Not too often, I bet.
According to Nathaniel, Meet me in St. Louis will air on Turner Classic Movies Friday at 8 p.m. So I'll set the DVR and hopefully I can think of something reasonably intelligent to add to the discussion!
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Sarah and I were just talking about this movie! It's one of my very favorites. Sad, sweet, exquisite.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UJLIrT_ALs
Thanks Sarah, that was great! Judy looks so sweet and innocent. I'm looking forward to watching the entire movie on Friday night.
And Kari, what an insightful description: Sad, sweet, exquisite. More things in life should be exquisite. As for the sadness, I'll keep some tissues nearby!
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