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  2. Vincente Minnelli (born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American stage director and film director. For a career nearly spanning almost five decades, he is best known for his sophisticated innovation and artistry in musical films.

  3. Mar 27, 2024 · Vincente Minnelli, American motion-picture director who infused a new sophistication and vitality into filmed musicals in the 1940s and ’50s. His movies included Meet Me in St. Louis, An American in Paris, The Band Wagon, Gigi, Bells Are Ringing, and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever.

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    • The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) “The Bad and the Beautiful” is a 1952 film directed by George Cukor and starring Kirk Douglas, Lana Turner, and Dick Powell.
    • The Band Wagon (1953) “The Band Wagon” is a 1953 musical comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. The film tells the story of a washed-up Hollywood star, Tony Hunter (played by Astaire), who comes to New York to star in a Broadway musical.
    • An American in Paris (1951) “An American in Paris” is a 1951 musical film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, and Oscar Levant.
    • The Clock (1945) “The Clock” is a 1945 romantic drama film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Judy Garland and Robert Walker. The film tells the story of a young woman named Alice (Garland) who meets and falls in love with a soldier named Joe (Walker) during a 48-hour leave in New York City.
  4. Apr 22, 2004 · Indeed, many of his films very broadly assume the form and mode of romance: the world of fairy tale and myth, of the gothic and melodramatic, but just as strongly the comic, and a world dominated by the possibilities of metamorphosis and transformation.

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  5. Vincente Minnelli - Film Director, Musicals, 1950s: Minnelli’s next film was the psychological drama The Cobweb (1955), which starred Richard Widmark, Lauren Bacall, Gloria Grahame, Lillian Gish, and Oscar Levant. In a private mental institution, the selection of new drapes for the library becomes the flashpoint for simmering tensions among the doctors and patients. Half an hour was cut ...

  6. 1. The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) Passed | 118 min | Drama, Romance. 7.8. Rate. 86 Metascore. An unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success. Director: Vincente Minnelli | Stars: Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell. Votes: 16,410. Watch on Prime Video. rent/buy from $3.99. 2.

  7. Vincente Minnelli. Director: An American in Paris. Born Lester Anthony Minnelli in Chicago on February 28 1903, his father Vincent was a musical conductor of the Minnelli Brothers' Tent Theater. Wanting to pursue an artistic career, Minelli worked in the costume department of the Chicago Theater, then on Broadway during the depression as a set ...