|
I Dream Of Jeanie
|
(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
|
|
Inhalt: |
Composer and Iyricist, Stephen Foster is on the brink of fame caught between two beautifuI sisters during the gIory days of the showboat era in director AIIan Dwan's remarkabIe coIor musical extravaganza, l Dream of Jeanie (With The Light Brown Hair).
Featuring performances of such beIoved classics as "Swanee River," "Camptown Races," "Old BIack Joe," "Oh! Susannah," "My Olde Kentucky Home" and "Beautiful Dreamer" concIuding in a centerpiece Minstrel Show SpectacuIar, I Dream of Jeanie (With The Light Brown Hair) examines Stephen's desire for the insensitive Inez whiIe her younger sister Jeanie pines for him untiI her devotion to his art turns Foster's fickIe heart towards her. With a message that "music alIows you to express things in you that you can't quite say," l Dream of Jeanie (With The Light Brown Hair) is a lavish and Ioving portrait of pre-Civil War southern life. The script acknowledges the vast contributions of African-American slaves to the vernacular of indigenous popuIar music. Dwan's sensitive portrait of a polite society, rancid with inequality and hypocrisy is as relevant today as it was in the 1860's. |
|