“West Side Story”
1961
An urban update of “Romeo and Juliet” populated with warring gangs didn’t even sound good on paper, but it worked on Broadway and the movie version became absolutely transcendent. Co-directors Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins made the piece about the pulse of the streets, the angst of the ankles, the dash of the elbows and the danger of hating. The dancing was brilliant, the romance was heartbreaking, and the message was hard to resist. “There’s a place for us …” indeed, and for me, it’s anywhere this masterpiece is being shown.
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