Meet Me in St. Louis [DVD] [1944]

Hi,you guys, you do like me to tell you how didi liked this dvd,well,wel; I do love it it is a great film for those like me . In 1944 i was a litle kid and after we were free those film were slowly arriving in Europe and this is the reason i do like those comedy; It recall me the end of the war and it take me back in that period . Now ,this film is great by the play by the actors and the song and the way they are singing. What else could i say:i love it,is that enough ?

I just watched this famous film for the first time in my life and I LOVED IT! Below, more of my impressions, with some limited SPOILERS!In this 1944 film we meet the financially comfortable Smith family, which lives in the good city of St. Louis, Missouri. The year is 1904, and all city talks only about World's Fair which will open towards the end of the year. The head of family, Alonzo Smith (Leon Ames), is a very busy lawyer. His wife, Anna Smith (Mary Astor) watches over the five children: one son, Lon Jr (who soon goes to college) and daughters Rose, Esther, Agnes and "Tootie".The daughters are the focus of the film. Rose (Lucille Bremer) is the oldest of all children and all family worries that in her middle 20s she is not yet married. Esther (Judy Garland) is barely 18 and she is desperately in love with their neighbour, a rather handsome but shy young man. Tomboyish and cat loving Agnes (Joan Carroll) is in her early teens. And last but not least there is "Tootie" (Margaret O'Brien), a delicious chatterbox aged seven, afraid of nothing, always looking for more mischief and trouble - and having a VERY special relationship with her dolls...)))Finally, there is also the ancient and wise, but still cheerful and young at heart Grandpa Smith (Henry Davenport) and the aging maid Katie (Marjorie Main), who is actually more like an extra family member.This film is a delicious story, merry, happy, heart warming and with excellent songs. All actors gave the maximum of what they could give and the director and scenarist did also an amazing job. At the end of the film, all is well in the best of the worlds - and it is good to see this kind of movie from time to time...Judy Garland shines in this film brighter than she ever did, so full of wit and joy of life she is. Small wonder that the director of the film, Vincente Minelli, ultimately fell in love with her -they were married one year later and Liza Minelli was born as the result in 1946...But all great as she is in this film, even Judy Garland was OUTSTAGED by 7 years old Margaret O'Brien, who plays "Tootie" - she actually got an Oscar for this role, an Academy Juvenile Award, the same prize Judy Garland got five years earlier for "Wizard of Oz". Rarely was an award so much deserved... Sadly it was also the only Oscar this wonderful film obtained, even if it was desservedly nominated four times.Bottom line, I absolutely loved this film and I will keep it preciously for future viewing. Enjoy!

A film that is firmly ticking all the boxes for those looking for a family classic to admire and tap your feet along with. This delightful musical deals with one family and their struggle to deal with the changing of the times at the turn of the century. When the Father is requested to move to New York permanently with his job, the rest of the family are not that keen to leave their memories and their beloved home in St. Louis, and in to the mix is the varying degrees of blossoming love involving the elder daughters and their respective beaus.This film is just so gorgeous on many fronts, the colour beautifully realises the tremendous scope director Vincent Minnelli brings with his recreation of the era, the attention to detail is quality supreme. The story is good and earthy, a sort of tale to have the viewer hankering for the good old days before the world got itself in one big hurry. The songs are crackers, enjoy standards such as The Boy Next Door, The Trolley Song, and the simply precious Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. The cast are across the board doing good work but it is of course Judy Garland who carries the movie firmly on her slender shoulders, and here she has never been prettier, and her voice is practically as good as it ever was in her career.A film for all the family to enjoy, a film that is from the top echelons of musicals, and a film that simply demands you relax and enjoy. 9/10Right, I'm off to get a piece of cake..............

Meet Me In St. Louis is one of those MGM movies when everything is perfect, firstly the songs come at the right time!, and with Frances Gumm (Judy Garland) starring and her husband to be directing Vincente Minnelli, you cant go wrong.This was One of Garland's most successful films and one of her favourites for MGM, in which she introduced three brillient songs: "The Trolley Song", "The Boy Next Door", and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas".It tells the story of four sisters living in St. Louis at the time of the Louisiana World's Fair in 1904. One of the sisters being Margaret O'Brien.its a wonderful movie and one my favourites out of all the MGM musicals. And one of my favourite songs done also by Judy Garland " the trolley song". Sometimes I always thought that MGM didnt use her voice, Judy Garland always had a 40's kick butt voices, she was excellent at up beat songs, hence the trolley song being one of my fav's. Thanks Judy.

The dvd itself works fine as far as I know (haven’t watched it all yet) but as this was a gift I was disappointed to see that the cover was different to what the picture shows and the title look like it’s been copied.