Pssst, want to check out Roberta in our new look?
Information
- Year
- 1935
- Runtime
- 106 min.
- Director
- William A. Seiter
- Genres
- Romance, Comedy, Musical
- Rating *
- 7.1
- Votes *
- 2,274
- Checks
- 388
- Favs
- 15
- Dislikes
- 2
- Favs/checks
- 3.9% (1:26)
- Favs/dislikes
- 8:1
Top comments
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Siskoid
I haven't loved every Astaire and Rogers musical I've seen, even if they are lauded as the greatest singing-dancing duo in film history, but they really do it for me in Roberta. Not only do they make it seem easy, but they make it look FUN. They're only one of two romance plots going in this one, and the B-plot at that, kind of like servants in a Molière comedy (and why not make the reference since this takes place in Paris?). Even as they pick up where they once left off, they play wise cupids football lunkhead Randolph Scott and quietly vulnerable fashion designer Irene Dunne whose story is more complicated (and triangular). Dunne is in charge of the emotional resonance of the picture, has the voice of an angel, and unfortunately, the French of an American tourist. In fact, a lot of characters are saddled with variable accents in this, pretty common for Hollywood, but I gotta defer to my pet peeve when I can't understand a single word you're saying. I'm here for the song and dance anyway. 4 years 7 months ago -
