a huge improvement over the 1961 version
A wonderful performance by Rita Moreno anchors this film, which does a much better job of portraying realistic people while still preserving some of the stage production feel. This version also conveys the impermanence of the world the characters live in and thus explains (without excusing) their behavior.
OK, there is a scene where the school band is playing, and the pianist is pounding the keys but the music has no piano part audible! But only a (bad) pianist would notice this. Excellent film, see it in a theater when you can.
OK, there is a scene where the school band is playing, and the pianist is pounding the keys but the music has no piano part audible! But only a (bad) pianist would notice this. Excellent film, see it in a theater when you can.
- danield10101
- Dec 31, 2021