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# Swing Time (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

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In this irresistible musical, the legendary dancing duo Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are at the pinnacle of their art as a feckless gambler and the shrewd dancing instructor in whom he more than meets his match. Director George Stevens laces their romance with humor and clears the floor for the movie's showstopping dance scenes, in which Astaire and Rogers take seemingly effortless flight in a virtuosic fusion of ballroom and tap styles. Buoyed by beloved songs by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern including the Oscar-winning classic The Way You Look Tonight Swing Time is an exuberant celebration of it's stars' chemistry, grace, and sheer joy in the act of performance.

Review: Very Fine Film! - My first Fred & Ginger film... and I was very pleased. Amazing talent in this movie, and a wonderful story. Great songs. Not sure why I didn't see it earlier. Very glad I've seen it now. Good work from the Criterion team as well.
Review: "Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again." - Praised by most critics and fans alike as probably the best of the ten RKO studio Astaire-Rogers musical comedies "Swing Time" has some of the most sublime dancing in any American film past or present. Because Astaire was such an extreme perfectionist, he and Rogers danced full frame with no cuts. You actually saw the entire dance number with them centered in the frame from head to toe, across stages, up and down stairs, in and out of each other's arms or side by side going on for several minutes all in one take. They make it look so easy, smooth, with smiles on their faces but it was known that many times dozens of takes were done just to achieve this flawless look. Ginger Rogers had to nurse bruised and bloodied feet after some of these marathon filming sessions. Amazing. The plot, what little there is and what little makes sense moves along to set up the music and dance numbers. There is some rom com elements and witty dialog but it's these two artists flying and floating across the stage creating an "other" worldly experience that are these movie's reason for existence. These films were so popular in their day that the best songwriters and lyricists of the time practically stood in line to add their parts of the Great American Songbook to be included in these fantastic creations. For struggling working-class audiences during the Great Depression watching them in the cinema was pure escapism and joy. There is some controversy to the film today for modern audiences due to the inclusion of black face and minstrel imagery in Astaire's solo tap dance number "Bojangles of Harlem". This has caused some debate among critics, historians and fans. This sequence can be quite jarring to some as it does not quite "fit" with the rest of the movie's overall tone. However, there is a strong argument that this was Astaire's tribute to Bill "Bojangles" Robinson who was one of the if not THE greatest tap artist of his day ( think "The Little Colonel" with Shirley Temple or go ahead and google "stair dance") as well as an acknowledgement to Astaire's early years as a pupil of tap dance great John Bubbles as Astaire's costume closely copies Bubbles' costuming in his role as "Sportin Life" in Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess". There's no denying the minstrel imagery at the beginning which I think sadly reflects the time of Jim Crow and segregation. White audiences of the day wouldn't have given much thought other than to be entertained. But for us modern audiences there is a definite "cringe" moment at the start. Still, if you watch Astaire closely as the sequence moves along, he is clearly doing this with total respect of these tap artists that also shows off his own unique style and yes, it is a sublime dance sequence, nonetheless. The Criterion Blu-ray is again typical of this series. The remastering used several secondary sources to composite a 2K scan with good results as the original camera negative is long gone. Grain is present with reasonable detail, solid blacks and good greyscale. There is very little noise or damage present other than some rare instances of light vertical streaking but that's few and far between. The remastered mono soundtrack is clear with nice fidelity. There's no distortion and the syncopated clicks of the dancers' feet are very well heard. This is a must buy for those that love the classic American Songbook and want to fly in the clouds with dance numbers that will keep almost any viewer spellbound.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN  | B07PQTWNPD |
| Actors  | Eric Blore, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Helen Broderick, Victor Moore |
| Audio Description:  | English |
| Best Sellers Rank | #111,617 in Movies & TV ( See Top 100 in Movies & TV ) #1,302 in Musicals (Movies & TV) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (277) |
| Director  | George Stevens |
| Item model number  | CC3035DDVD |
| MPAA rating  | NR (Not Rated) |
| Media Format  | NTSC, Subtitled |
| Number of discs  | 1 |
| Product Dimensions  | 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces |
| Release date  | June 11, 2019 |
| Run time  | 1 hour and 43 minutes |
| Studio  | Criterion Collection |
| Subtitles:  | English |

## Product Details

- **Format:** NTSC, Subtitled
- **Genre:** Musicals & Performing Arts/Musicals/General
- **Language:** English
- **Runtime:** 1 hour and 43 minutes

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very Fine Film!
*by P***A on September 4, 2025*

My first Fred & Ginger film... and I was very pleased. Amazing talent in this movie, and a wonderful story. Great songs. Not sure why I didn't see it earlier. Very glad I've seen it now. Good work from the Criterion team as well.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Pick yourself up, dust yourself off, start all over again."
*by O***E on June 16, 2024*

Praised by most critics and fans alike as probably the best of the ten RKO studio Astaire-Rogers musical comedies "Swing Time" has some of the most sublime dancing in any American film past or present. Because Astaire was such an extreme perfectionist, he and Rogers danced full frame with no cuts. You actually saw the entire dance number with them centered in the frame from head to toe, across stages, up and down stairs, in and out of each other's arms or side by side going on for several minutes all in one take. They make it look so easy, smooth, with smiles on their faces but it was known that many times dozens of takes were done just to achieve this flawless look. Ginger Rogers had to nurse bruised and bloodied feet after some of these marathon filming sessions. Amazing. The plot, what little there is and what little makes sense moves along to set up the music and dance numbers. There is some rom com elements and witty dialog but it's these two artists flying and floating across the stage creating an "other" worldly experience that are these movie's reason for existence. These films were so popular in their day that the best songwriters and lyricists of the time practically stood in line to add their parts of the Great American Songbook to be included in these fantastic creations. For struggling working-class audiences during the Great Depression watching them in the cinema was pure escapism and joy. There is some controversy to the film today for modern audiences due to the inclusion of black face and minstrel imagery in Astaire's solo tap dance number "Bojangles of Harlem". This has caused some debate among critics, historians and fans. This sequence can be quite jarring to some as it does not quite "fit" with the rest of the movie's overall tone. However, there is a strong argument that this was Astaire's tribute to Bill "Bojangles" Robinson who was one of the if not THE greatest tap artist of his day ( think "The Little Colonel" with Shirley Temple or go ahead and google "stair dance") as well as an acknowledgement to Astaire's early years as a pupil of tap dance great John Bubbles as Astaire's costume closely copies Bubbles' costuming in his role as "Sportin Life" in Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess". There's no denying the minstrel imagery at the beginning which I think sadly reflects the time of Jim Crow and segregation. White audiences of the day wouldn't have given much thought other than to be entertained. But for us modern audiences there is a definite "cringe" moment at the start. Still, if you watch Astaire closely as the sequence moves along, he is clearly doing this with total respect of these tap artists that also shows off his own unique style and yes, it is a sublime dance sequence, nonetheless. The Criterion Blu-ray is again typical of this series. The remastering used several secondary sources to composite a 2K scan with good results as the original camera negative is long gone. Grain is present with reasonable detail, solid blacks and good greyscale. There is very little noise or damage present other than some rare instances of light vertical streaking but that's few and far between. The remastered mono soundtrack is clear with nice fidelity. There's no distortion and the syncopated clicks of the dancers' feet are very well heard. This is a must buy for those that love the classic American Songbook and want to fly in the clouds with dance numbers that will keep almost any viewer spellbound.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Utmost Quality
*by K***Y on June 12, 2025*

I can't recommend Critereon Collection movies enough. They painstakingly restore films, package them beautifully, and add all sorts of movie notes and information in memorable ways that collectors will eat up. As for the movie, it is fantastic. If you have a Fred & Ginger fan, get them this!

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