Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Directed by Vincent Minnelli this musical based on the novel of the same name stars Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien and Lucille Bremer. We follow the lives of a family in St. Louis in the lead up to the World's Fair.
At this point this film is nostalgia for another generation's nostalgia. The plot exists in the same space as Little Women but over a shorter time period and with a bit less depth. What the film has going for it is the lush early use of colour in cinema and a mostly wholesome feel. There are one or two parts that have not aged so well for modern sensibilities but in general this is a fun film.
4/5
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