Film · 1961 · Musical drama
West Side Story
Directed by Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins
1961
★ 7.3 editorial score
Romeo and Juliet moved to two New York gangs, and the dancing spills out of the theater into real streets: nothing on film snaps like Robbins's choreography.
“The drama of New York juvenile gang war, which cried to be released in the freer and less restricted medium of the mobile photograph, is now given range and natural aspect on the large Panavision color screen, and the music and dances that expand it are magnified as true sense-experiences. The strong blend of drama, dance, and music folds into a rich artistic whole.”
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