Last night I went to the 50th anniversary presentation of "West Side Story" and saw it on the big screen for the first time in my life. Prior I had always watched it on television.
What a stunning film. How could they lose with players like Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins, Harold Prince, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, etc. All were giants in their fields. The use of color, lighting, wardrobe, set design/art direction, etc. as narrative tools are seamless.
However, one thing that stood out as odd to me was how bad everyones teeth looked. It kept popping out at me. I guess because we live in a day and age where even the most average of us have beautiful straight and white teeth. In the movie the teeth looked like chiclets. Just another sign of the times.
Just thinking out loud!
I thought The Sharks were ALL teeth! Nice post Ms. Lounger
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