Daddy Long Legs | Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron | A touch of Old Fashioned Charm

Daddy Long Legs | Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron | "Daddy Long Legs"

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Daddy Long Legs

	Daddy Long Legs Fred Astaire, Leslie Caron 20th Century Fox, 2006 average customer review:based on 31 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Fred Astaire becomes both the benefactor and suitor of Leslie Caron in this charming story of a playboy who falls under the spell of a beautiful French orphan. While traveling through France Jervis Pendleton lll (Astaire) anonymously sponsors an 18-year-old girl named Julie (Caron) whom he sends to college in America. Two years later they finally meet face to face and start to fall in love. But complications arise and their happiness is threatened when Jervis embarks on a noble yet misguided attempt to do "the right thing" about their age difference. Featuring imaginative production numbers and a Johnny Mercer score that includes the 1955 Oscar® -nominated hit for Best Song "Something's Gotta Give" Daddy Long Legs is a song-filled blend of dance and fantasy for romantics of all ages.System Requirements:Running Time: 126 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSICALS/MUSICALS UPC: 024543217893 Manufacturer No: 2231789

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A touch of Old Fashioned Charm

This is a Musical for the discerning. Someone who appreciates the way things 'use to be'. Mr Astaire executes with effortless elegance, grace and 100% charm.
A Youthful Leslie Caron almost flawlessly mirrors Mr. Astaire's natural effortlessness and makes you wish that you had enough talent to look so relaxed partnering a legendary entertainer.

If you enjoy the innocent/natural charisma of a bygone era with its genteel elegance....you cannot go past this classic!

On the downside [purely personal taste] I think that Miss Caron's 'fade to dream dance sequences' are too long and too numerous to hold my attention and don't add enough 'value' to the overall storyline.

Ultimately, Uncle Jervis is everyone woman's dream man [fully loaded, without the traditional 'drop dead/georgeous' skin deep covering...but what he lacks in 'looks' is outweighed by his endless charm, charisma and downright Godgiven talent! Delightful!

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"Daddy Long Legs"

Daddy Long Legs This is a very romantic story based on a book written in the 20s or 30s--Fred Astaire is perfect in the role of an "invisible" benefactor of Leslie Caron. If you are an "old movie buff", this one will please you!

Daddy Long Legs

I think this is one of Fred Astaire's best. A lot of people rave about "Top Hat," but I like his later movies better. His dancing is exceptional. The only problem I have with the film is it's another of the "teen age girl falls in love with old man" movies. That hasn't changed much over the years if you've seen any Clint Eastwood movies. Of course, I am an old man who would like to think it could happen to me.

Fred is a "stand-up, elegant" dancer compared with Gene Kelly who is a "squat low, gymnastics" dancer. Both are great. In this film, I think Leslie Caron was superb. She had an air of innocence which she portrayed very well and she is such a lovely dancer. I think she fits as a dance partner better with Fred that with Gene who is better suited with someone like Cyd Charisse.

I saw the movie when it first came out in 1955 and several times since. It has remained one of my favorites because of the music and dance routines more than the storyline. I would have purchased it earlier, but it wasn't digitized for DVD until 2005 and I didn't want the VHS version.

If you are a fan of musicals like I am, you will love this film.

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