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Review: “Meet Me in St. Louis”
December 11, 2011
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Directed by: Vincente Minnelli
Produced by: Arthur Freed
Written by: Irving Brecher & Fred F. Finklehoffe (screenplay), Sally Benson (story)
Starring: Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor, Tom Drake, Marjorie Main
Music by: Roger Edens (score) Hugh Martin, Ralph Blane, Arthur Freed, et al. (songs)
Based on the stories of Sally Benson
Year: 1944
While not strictly a Christmas movie in itself, Meet Me in St. Louis is often cited as one and, nonetheless, definitely teaches us to be in the holiday spirit all year round, as it centers around a lot of the traditional themes of mainstream Christmas: family, friends, love, and togetherness. Of course, despite featuring many other events over the course of a year, the film does ultimately feature its emotional climax around the Christmas season, and it is here that the film earns its status as a true holiday classic, if only because of what is arguably the film’s most lasting and famous contribution to the holiday, the song “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” Read more…
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