Yolanda And The Thief (1945) On DVD

Actor:      Fred Astaire, Lucille Bremer, Frank Morgan, Mildred Natwick, Mary Nash
Director:  Vincente Minnelli
Genre:     Comedy
Year:       1945
Studio:    MGM
Length:   108
Released: July 8, 2011
Rating:     Not Rated (MPAA Rating)
Format:    DVD
Misc:        Color
Language:English
Subtitles  :N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Fred Astaire gracing an imaginative, surreal 16-minute ballet with his wit and unerring dance mastery; a jazzy, glorious-in-Technicolor(r) street carnival pulsing with movement and music; director Vincente Minnelli's lush, savvy sophistication evident in every scene - these elements highlight Yolanda and the Thief, a ravishingly beautiful fantasy about a con artist (Astaire) in a mythical Latin American country who convinces a naive heiress (Lucille Bremer) that he's her guardian angel. It's a perfect plot to fleece the winsome mark, until love gets other ideas. Ahead of its time in tone and visual style and largely underappreciated at its release, this musical is a real find for fans of bold, inventive filmmaking.