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That's Dancing!

1985 · 105 min

A breezy, affectionate clip show that glides through decades of screen dance, leaving you humming and tapping along.

Overview
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from its origins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s, up to the break dance and music videos from the 80s.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • music
  • memory
  • celebrity
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance2
Tension0
Darkness0
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary, music
Directed by
Jack Haley Jr.
Written by
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Starring
Mikhail Baryshnikov, Ray Bolger, Sammy Davis Jr., Gene Kelly, Liza Minnelli, Tommy Abbott, Fred Astaire, Robert Banas
Music
Henry Mancini
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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