Harburg and fred saidy, lyrics by harburg, and music by burton lane, produced by lee sabinson. Finian s rainbow 1968 besides having blackface in it, which i thought was oddinappropriate even as a kid, i love this movie. Its incorporation of actor keenan wynn playing blackface having been. It involves a bigoted white character who goes blackface when. Screen legend fred astaire is an irish rogue whose leprechaun comes to life in the american south. Finians rainbow unfinished film, an incomplete 1954 animated feature film. Mar, 2016 director francis ford coppola s only musical, is a whimsical celebration of the irish spirit and a technicolor feast to the panavision screen. Blackface as a vehicle of white liberalism in finian s rainbow russell peterson obviously we hope you will enjoy your evening with us, but before the curtain goes up we would like to forewarn you about what you will see. Finians rainbow g 2h 21min family, fantasy, musical 9 october 1968 usa an irish immigrant and his daughter move into a town in the american south with a magical piece of gold that will change peoples lives, including a struggling farmer and african american citizens threatened by a bigoted politician. Finian s rainbow arcs over broadway again the 1947 musical gets its first fullscale broadway revival starting oct.
The question of how well finians rainbow has aged since it made its broadway debut in 1947 inspires a less affirmative response. Finians rainbow goes back to missitucky the new york. Harburg and fred saidy about a leprechaun s stolen crockogold. Fred astaire, petula clark, tommy steele, don francks. Finian s rainbow unfinished film, an incomplete 1954 animated feature film. With irish whimsy, melodious magic, and biting social commentary, finians rainbow tackles the american dream and the state of civil rights in the postworld war ii united states. Finian s rainbow is a 1968 irishamerican musical film directed by francis ford coppola and starring fred astaire and petula clark. Several attempts to film the movie failed, one of them an animated. In a way finian s rainbow was always a mixandmatch musical. Finians rainbow is a 1968 irishamerican musical film directed by francis ford coppola and starring fred astaire and petula clark. Finians rainbow 1968, a politically themed musical based on a 20yearold broadway hit was, somehow, francis ford coppolas first major motion picture. Fred astaire as finian, fresh from ireland, age 68, in his last musical, leads petula clark as daughter sharon, who was convinced she couldnt dance with him, into their first number, all the american kids supporting, francis coppola directing, in finian s rainbow, 1968.
Watch finians rainbow online stream full movie directv. The best musicals of the past astaire and rogers in the 1930s, gene kelly s and stanley donen s productions in the 1950s were rather modest in length and cost. Finian s rainbow is the best of the recent roadshow musicals, perhaps because its the first to cope successfully with the longer roadshow form. This got me thinking about the many musicals which deal with racial prejudice. The best musicals of the past astaire and rogers in the 1930s, gene kellys and stanley donens productions in the 1950s were rather modest in length and cost. The musical comedy concerns the efforts of irish immigrant finian fred astaire, who has stolen a pot of gold from a leprechaun. Finian s rainbow soundtrack lp vinyl record album music fred astaire petula clark new sealed. Pushing 70 during the films production, finians rainbow became. The original 1947 broadway production ran for 725 performances, while a film version was released in 1968 and several revivals have followed. Finian s rainbow this pretentious whimsy 1968 defeated francis coppolathough he tries valiantly, he sinks the movie with stolid action sequences and gushy lyrical effects. Official trailer fred astaire, francis ford coppola movie hd. It does have some great songs, however, including how are things in glocca mora, when im not near the girl i love, and old devil moon. Under the direction of francis ford coppola, the brilliant production numbers were carefully crafted for the silver screen.
Finian s rainbow 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Seeing keenan wynn in blackface is the only reason to suffer through this egregious horror. Harburgburton lane score blends broadway brass with irish jigs and occasionally gospel to surprising success. In the original production, the actor playing him wore blackface after his magical.
It is also a satire on race relations in the precivil rights era united states. The day after i watched this movie, i woke up nauseous. Finally, the finian s rainbow script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the francis ford coppola movie with fred astaire and petula clark. They depended on charm and the great talents of their performers. Jun 19, 2011 music theatres wayne bryan has always loved the music of finians rainbow, the 1947 tony. This is a touchy subject, but i want to talk about the blackface scene in holiday inn. The unlikely but winning combination of petula clark sharon mclonergan and fred astaire finian mclonergan costarred alongside tommy steele og, the leprechaun in the celluloid adaptation of finian s rainbow 1968, which was derived from the 1947 broadway show. Finian fred astaire has sneaked into the night in misstucky, u. The title character of finians rainbow, sharons father, doesnt sing much in the stage version, but fred astaire was given a fair amount of singing to do when he took on the role for this, his final movie musical. Finians rainbow 1968 movie clip me magnetic feather.
And perhaps an even better recorded version is the 1968 warner bros. Today, we know there are all kinds of problems with it, but as the lectures pointed out, we need to remember the historical context. Released october 9th, 1968, finian s rainbow stars fred astaire, petula clark, tommy steele, keenan wynn the g movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Finians rainbow original motion picture soundtrack. Feisty irishman finian mclonergan fred astaire and his faithful daughter, sharon petula clark, bearing a pot of gold stolen from the leprechaun og tommy steele, settle in the village of. Whichever album you choose, finian s rainbow cannot disappoint. It is a highly original film full of charm, humor, wit, great characters, song and dance. Politics and leprechauns, updated new york theater november 7, 2016 leave a comment why would anybody want to revive finians rainbow, a 1947 musical that features dancing black sharecroppers and a leprechaun whose pot of gold was stolen by a crafty old irishman named finian with a fondness for drink. The music is very upbeat and vibrant and endearing. At the end of october, i heard a fascinating segment on npr about the revival of the musical finians rainbow. Finians rainbow is a unique musical with a strange history. Barbara hancock and fred astaire in finians rainbow. Finians rainbow is just another late1960s musical trying to follow the success of sound of music 1965 and failing miserably at the box office. In trump era, 70yearold finians rainbow matters more than ever the most selfconsciously political of americas classical musicals speaks to a question relevant today.
Once finian s rainbow went into postproduction, coppola simply pasted together the best bits of each take, meaning there is a distinct lack of continuity in the films musical numbers. Performances are stellar, sound quality is perfect, what more can i say. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of finian s rainbow. The pot immediately grants sharon her wish, and rawkins turns black. The notion of senator rawkins suddenly struck black is thankfully free of blackface humor, yet. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. It was also great seeing fred astaire again im a big fan. It also has solid musical numbers as well, despite not meshing well with the overall tone and direction of the movie, but ultimately, finian s rainbow is a bizarre misfire from coppola who clearly wasnt the right person to handle this movie.
Coppolas unconventional approach to musical direction and subsequent lack of continuity is most prominent in the films devil moon number. Reviews finian s rainbow melissa errico and ryan silverman star in the irish repertory theatre s smallscale, unamplified revival of burton lane, yip harburg, and fred saidy s golden age musical. Nov 04, 20 cena do filme finians rainbow o caminho do arcoiris. Finian s rainbow is a 1947 musical finian s rainbow may also refer to. Feb 05, 2008 here are the main titles for the hit movie finians rainbow starring fred astaire, petula clark, don francks and tommy steele disclaimer. Harburg and fred saidy about a leprechauns stolen crockogold. Pursued by a vengeful leprechaun, crafty finian mclonergan drags his daughter sharon and a stolen crock of gold all the way from the mysterious irish village of glocca morra to missitucky u. Finians rainbow 1968 official trailer fred astaire. The use of blackface really cursed finians, but over the years the show developed an even greater reputation as unrevivable due to matters of race, even though finians was so. Finians rainbow album, a 1968 album by stan kenton. Starring fred astaire as finian mclonergan and petula clark as his daughter sharon, finians rainbow features songs that, by 1968, were favorite standards. Youve got to be carefully taught to hate an exploration.
The revival has been 60 years in coming, and a big part of the reason why is because of what many consider to be an outdated view of racism. Productions used blackface to transform senator rawkins from white to black. And his character is in blackface for much of the film. Finian s rainbow dvd he wears a ratty old cardigan instead of tails, a battered felt hat in place of a topper but one glimpse of those agile feet and you know hes fred astaire. A leprechaun tries to retrieve a crock of gold from an old wanderer who has taken it to america. The musical comedy concerns the efforts of irish immigrant finian fred astaire, who has stolen a pot of gold from a. A mysterious irishman, finian, and his daughter arrive one day in a small southern town of sharecroppers and plant a stolen crock of leprechaun gold. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any.
Harburg and fred saidy is based on their 1947 stage musical of the same name. Finians rainbow 1968 stream and watch online moviefone. Mar 11, 2019 the day after i watched this movie, i woke up nauseous. Finian s rainbow is the first major film directed by francis ford coppola.
If you like finian s rainbow you are looking for humorous, feel good and stylized movies about with racism, dance, gold, father daughter relationship, small town, miraculous event and wish come true themes of family, fantasy and musical genre shot in usa. Finian s rainbow is the best of the recent roadshow musicals, perhaps because it s the first to cope successfully with the longer roadshow form. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. I cant be sure that this illness is connected to the film, but i wont rule it out either. A mysterious irishman, finian, and his beautiful daughter sharon, arrive one day in rainbow valley, a small southern town of tobacco sharecroppers in the mythical state of missitucky. A whimsical, musical fantasy directed by mastermind francis ford coppola bram stokers dracula, the godfather and costarring pop staractress petula clark goodbye, mr.
While in blackface, wynn is treated poorly by friends, chased by his bloodhound, but then. Nov 07, 2016 the question of how well finians rainbow has aged since it made its broadway debut in 1947 inspires a less affirmative response. Finians rainbow comes to music theatre of wichita the. Finians rainbow cast and crew cast photos and info.
Watch finian s rainbow starring fred astaire in this music on directv. I had purchased the lp many years ago and played it quite often. Feisty irishman finian mclonergan fred astaire and his faithful daughter, sharon petula clark, bearing a pot of gold stolen from the leprechaun og tommy steele, settle in the village of rainbow valley, missitucky. The story also places oldworld folklore alongside contemporary racial issues, in what is a sometimes awkward but generally passable modernday fairytale. Finian s rainbow 1968 official trailer fred astaire, francis ford coppola movie hd. Finian s rainbow is a bloated oddity directed by a young francis ford coppola and starring astaire as a leprechaun and 60s pop icon petula clark as his daughter.
A whimsical, musical fantasy directed by mastermind francis ford coppola bram stoker s dracula, the godfather and costarring pop staractress petula clark goodbye, mr. Jun 23, 2014 rainbow valley is a poor and divided community, especially as the local senator, billboard rawkins, is stirring up racial hatred and an africanamerican botanist is trying to grow mentholated tobacco. Finians rainbow is the first major film directed by francis ford coppola. This movie has some of the most memorable songs which are still among my favorites, of course many of.
Redirected from finians rainbow film finians rainbow is a 1947 musical. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing finian s rainbow near you. Finians rainbow 1968 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Here are the main titles for the hit movie finians rainbow starring fred astaire, petula clark, don francks and tommy steele disclaimer. Finian s rainbow is a joyous musical cel ebrating life, love, and the magic that lives in each of us, but. Indeed, clark is a pleasure to hear throughout the album. The great entertainer sang and danced his last musical lead in finians rainbow, director francis ford coppolas exuberant movie of the 1947 broadway hit. Based on the broadway play from the late 1940 s, it. Reviews finian s rainbow melissa errico and ryan silverman star in the irish repertory theatres smallscale, unamplified revival of burton lane, yip harburg, and fred saidys golden age musical. Finians rainbow is the best of the recent roadshow musicals, perhaps because its the first to cope successfully with the longer roadshow form. Finians rainbow 1968 film, an irishamerican musical film. Adapted from the classic broadway musical, finian s rainbow jr. Blackface as a vehicle of white liberalism in finians rainbow russell peterson obviously we hope you will enjoy your evening with us, but before the curtain goes up we would like to forewarn you about what you will see.
See the full list of finian s rainbow cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. The official database for broadway theatre information finian s rainbow broadway musical original ibdb. Cena do filme finian s rainbow o caminho do arcoiris. Finian s rainbow 1968 official trailer fred astaire, francis ford coppola movie hd a mysterious irishman, finian, and his beautiful daughter sharon, arrive one day in rainbow. Finians rainbow matters in the donald trump era observer. Finians rainbow 1968 directed by francis ford coppola. Finian s rainbow original, musical, comedy, broadway opened in new york city jan 10, 1947 and played through oct 2, 1948. Finian mclonergan petula clark sharon mclonergan tommy steele og, the leprechaun. Along with his daughter sharon petula clark, the couple moves to the united states to the mythical town of rainbow valley. Finians rainbow goes back to missitucky the new york times.
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