When the silent cinema learned to speak, the audience was surprised not only by the voices of the actors and the sound effects, but also by a new element, the music, which, combined with the dance and an unprejudiced imagination, gave rise to a new genre, as important to Hollywood cinema as the western was: the musical. A journey through the history of this genre, from its beginnings to the present day.
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Cast
Damien Chazelle
Self - Director
Michel Legrand
Self - Music Composer
Fanny Beuré
Self - Film Historian
Patrice Leconte
Self - Director
Rob Marshall
Self - Director
Serge Bromberg
Self - Producer
Patricia Kelly
Self - Gene Kelly's Wife
Justin Hurwitz
Self - Music Composer
Albert Wolsky
Self - Costume Designer
Fred Astaire
Various Roles (archive footage)
Gene Kelly
Various Roles (archive footage)
Judy Garland
Various Roles (archive footage)
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