Silk Stockings | 
| Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Actors: Tybee Afra, Belita, Joseph Buloff, Cyd Charisse, Barrie Chase
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 15128
Format: Dolby, Dubbed, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: D65629D
ISBN: 0790765535
UPC: 012569562929
EAN: 9780790765532
ASIN: B00008AOWJ
Theatrical Release Date: July 18, 1957
Release Date: April 22, 2003
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Fred Astaire took one of his final musical turns in this delightful 1957 comedy, a cold war update of the classic INinotchka/I. Cyd Charisse, having previously wrapped her endless legs around Fred in IThe Band Wagon/I, plays the Greta Garbo role: a humorless Soviet functionary who sternly refuses the allure of Paris#133; for a while, anyway. Like some of the first widescreen musicals, ISilk Stockings/I feels a little slowed down by the horizontal format, but nothing can dim the sparkle of Astaire and Charisse, nor quench the razzmatazz of Janis Paige. Paige and Astaire assess the current state of movies by singing that films today need "glorious Technicolor, breathtaking CinemaScope, and Stereophonic sound!" In the hands of Cole Porter, that phrase becomes wonderfully musical--and by the way, it's nice to see the composer identified with so many breezy 1930s songs staying au courant in the age of Sputnik and television. I--Robert Horton/I
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 Unersappreciated November 30, 2003
Ronald Fernandez (Pittsburgh, Pa United States)
Yes, this is one of the last of the MGM musicals. Tis a pity. Now that CHICAGO is such a hit, they must release other MGM musicals just as good as this. THE BAND WAGON...THREE LITTLE WORDS...EASTER PARADE and SUMMER STOCK, just to name a few. SILK STOCKINGS is a remarkablly good film for it's genre. Nothing could beat CYD and FRED dancing, even if the plot isn't strong. Too bad there wasn't more of JANIS PAGE as one of her numbers seems to have been given the short shift. Otherwise, the film is a standout and a must for musical lovers. Any left? I think so. Give this one a try as well as the other Cole Porter releases. Thanks for these, but we want more!!!
"I Like the Looks of You..." November 19, 2003
I love this movie. It is absolutely hilarious. Though I know the tradgedy and horror that existed in Communist Russia, this film still made me burst out laughing. The songs are beautiful and alluring. However, the dancing steals the show. Cyd and Fred look swell together. Fred and Janice Paige's number about modern films is hilarious. I also like "We Can't Go Back to Moscow." I find myself singing it every day. brThe plot is relatively good and has a cute love story. As always, love conquers all, even the iron curtain.
 Great Film - Poor Quality Master! September 15, 2003
John Webb (Washington, Tyne Wear United Kingdom)
Received this great musical on DVD the other day to enhance my collection and was disappointed to find the picture quality substantially inferior to my identical television recording and only a slight improvement upon an old video tape of the same film. Digital enhancement would appear to be needed in this particular case.
Fred and Cyd are Pure Silk! June 9, 2003
Mark Savary (Seattle, WA)
Here's an interesting Fred Astaire film from the late fifties that is both dated and timeless. The timelessness comes from Fred and Cyd Charisse in a great musical romantic comedy. The dated aspects are most of the digs at the Cold War Russians, but it's all part of the fun. pIn this retelling of Ninotchka, lots of comedy mileage is gotten from the Cold War and the sad state of the Russian citizenry (You mean you want to get IN to Russia? Of your own free will?!). Three whole numbers are dedicated to the misery of being a Russian under Communist rule (Siberia, Too Bad, We Can't Go Back to Moscow, and The Red Blues). Some other tunes like It's a Chemical Reaction, That's All pit the Commie view of love against the good ol' red white and blue all-American view.pTwo numbers, All of You and Silk Stockings, are both well worth the price of admission. There has never been a finer example of the pure grace in the art of dance than when Cyd and Fred perform in All of You. In the Silk Stockings number, Cyd solos in a balletic dance showing how the Russian robot becomes seduced by the luxury and femininity of Paris.pThe Cole Porter songs are okay, but hardly his apex. Ritz Roll and Rock is an interesting curio if nothing else, as Porter and Astaire try their hand at rock n' roll. Even though the song is so-so, the dance number is pretty good, and when the curtain rises on Fred in this one, you know he and he alone owns the dance floor... before the dance even starts!pThe Poet and Peasant Overture is included as a short subject, apparently to show off the new miracle of the CinemaScope widescreen process. As an odd, but added treat, an early Bob Hope short Paree, Paree, rounds things out. Bob gets second billing to the (now) forgotten actress Dorothy Stone in this 1934 musical tidbit. There's even a strange, Busby Berkeley look to the impromptu dance numbers, with a score of leggy dancers forming ever-evolving star and pinwheel patterns.pA good disc by far for Fred fans, and a keeper, regardless.
Silk Stockings May 17, 2003
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Fred and Cyd were never singers or actors; they should have stuck to what they knew best....dancing! Cole Porter was not at his peak when he wrote the score for this amateurish box office failure. And those accents!
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