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Kiss Me Kate

1953 · 109 min

A bright, tuneful backstage romp where bickering exes trade barbs and showstoppers, making it feel like a playful, fizzy battle of the sexes.

Directed by
George Sidney
Genres
Music, Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Famed Stage Hit Now Big Color Musical!
Overview
A pair of divorced actors are brought together to participate in a musical version of The Taming of the Shrew. Of course, the couple seem to act a great deal like the characters they play, and they must work together when mistaken identities get them mixed up with the mafia.

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Directed by
George Sidney
Genres
Music, Comedy, Romance
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • gender
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
music, comedy, romance
Directed by
George Sidney
Written by
Dorothy Kingsley
Starring
Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Keenan Wynn, Bobby Van, Tommy Rall, James Whitmore, Kurt Kasznar
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
109 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English, French, Italian

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