Vincente Minnelli 1962-1976

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Vincente Minnelli was the ultimate creature of the studio system, spending twenty years working for MGM and perfecting a distinct brand of big-budget, beautifully designed, often musical entertainment, from Meet Me in St. Louis to An American in Paris, The Bad and the Beautiful to Gigi. Minnelli’s late period begins with two films he made toward the end of his run at MGM, his proto-psychedelic remake of Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) and Two Weeks in Another Town, which painted such a caustic picture of moviemaking decadence that MGM forcibly recut it. Knocked off his game, with both his faculties and his power waning, Minnelli made a trilogy of films about reincarnation and rebirth, one of which starred his famous daughter, Liza. (00:00) Minnelli's Forgotten Masterpiece (06:08) The Ultimate Creature of the Studio System (09:51) Inventing the MGM Musical (12:48) Was Judy Garland's Husband Gay? (19:16) Gigi (24:12) Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (43:27) Orgies and Nervous Breakdowns (52:11) Minnelli's My Fair Lady (56:09) Barbra Streisand's Past Lives (01:01:20) Liza