2.1 Brigadoon (1954) ”Grouse Point Blank”

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This week we’re babbling about Brigadoon (1954) a lavish MGM musical directed by Vincente Minnelli, and based on the stage musical by Lerner and Loewe. The film stars the glorious pairing of dance legends Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse, and the morose, perpetually drunk, yet wise cracking Van Johnson.

The most Scottishly Scottish of musicals, Brigadoon is also a magical, mystical village that rises out of the mist every hundred years. But, for the singing and dancing residents of Brigadoon, only one day has passed. And no-one is allowed to leave, lest the entire village will disappear back into the mist…

As well as discovering the delights of a Dancical*, you’ll witness the love of a young boy for his ‘Lassie’, gather heather on the hill, and cower from the delightfully creepy ‘Sandy the Candyman’. And despite this being a family friendly musical, there are also a considerable amount of tops being popped off during the dramatic chase sequence.

Did anybody say tartan?

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