When the silent cinema learned to speak, the audience was surprised not only by the voices of the actors and the sound effects, but also by a new element, the music, which, combined with the dance and an unprejudiced imagination, gave rise to a new genre, as important to Hollywood cinema as the western was: the musical. A journey through the history of this genre, from its beginnings to the present day.
Damien Chazelle
as Self - Director
Michel Legrand
as Self - Music Composer
Fanny Beuré
as Self - Film Historian
Patrice Leconte
as Self - Director
Rob Marshall
as Self - Director
Serge Bromberg
as Self - Producer
Patricia Kelly
as Self - Gene Kelly's Wife
Justin Hurwitz
as Self - Music Composer
Albert Wolsky
as Self - Costume Designer
Fred Astaire
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Gene Kelly
as Various Roles (archive footage)
Judy Garland
as Various Roles (archive footage)
