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Movie Description MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS is a captivating musical about a St. Louis family at the time of the 1903 World's Fair. Tunes include "Trolley Song," "Boy Next Door," "Have Yourself a Merry Christmas," and others. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Screenplay, Best Song ("The Trolley Song").
Synopsis Vincente Minnelli's classic romantic musical about a St. Louis family at the turn of the century. As the two oldest girls fret about boys and love, a darker, more serious cloud appears on the horizon: their father has been offered a job in New York City -- just as the World's Fair is coming to town and making St. Louis the "center of the world". Will they have to leave the home and town they love -- and their new boyfriends?
Film Notes MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS was added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1994.
The inspiration for MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS, Sally Smith Benson's childhood home, was demolished in December 1994, after falling into decay. Five hundred bricks were saved from the site.
Color by Technicolor.
Industry Reviews "[Garland is] beautifully made-up and costumed, subtle for once, and often very funny." Entertainment Weekly - Steve Daly (04/09/2004)
"The ultimate family musical, full of laughs and heartbreaks and scares..." Premiere - Glenn Kenny (05/01/2004)
"One of the great musicals; and as a movie about childhood, it's up there with THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER..." Uncut - Uncut Staff (07/01/2004)
"[A] Technicolor marvel....The film's warmth comes from its depictions of the minutiae of everyday family life..." Sight and Sound - Andrea Toal (08/01/2004)
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