Look at Fred's facial expression when he looks at ginger and his slight of bashfulness when she sings you kiss whilst your dancing and he says " that's not a bad idea!" Soo sweet and very handsome too
Ginger charms with her eyes, her face is the eternal beauty, and her voice makes the world seem new. Don't take it apart, all together it is quite singular.
I learned to love Fred and Ginger at the age of 10 or 11..from my father's sister....my aunt, Sr M Dolorine, O P, who visited us every summer for two weeks and Ib could watch television during the DAY with her..she loved Fred and Ginger...andI learned ton appreciate them too...I'm 71. M
Still the most beautiful dancer on screen and the best pair ever to dance together. I love Fred Astaire with the other dance partners he had but ginger Rogers was really the special one in my eyes.
This song is from before my own time, but my late Dad, had the record, so I heard it and liked it, when I was still a kid. And it is still good to hear, now I understand fully what the lyrics say.
When Fred whistles the tune at 0:45, he syncopates it. Although the number is basically American Smooth, he jazzes it up. This riffing keeps up interest in the melody throughout 16 minutes: the longest sequence yet filmed that was pegged to a single tune, a daring gamble. Rhythmic variation was the heart of the Hollywood musical from the early days of talkies. Jazz had swept through Broadway. Now it would illustrate the back-and-forth rhythm of romance in films, with its meetings-cute, instant dislikes, misunderstandings and obstacles overcome. At RKO jazzed-up soundtracks served to work music into the narrative flow. Songs would be trailed or reprised wordlessly and non-diagetically, or sung straight and then played for laughs, quoted in snatches, woven into dialogue as intricately as operatic leitmotifs. Fred, Hermes Pan and Mark Sandrich did this more consistently than Busby Berkeley at Warner; his pieces de resistance were detachable showstoppers, but 'The Continental' advances the plot with the outwitting of Tonetti.
I just checked on birthdays, Fred was born in 1899 and Ginger in 1911, so he was 40 at the time of this film and she was 28, not such a big difference ... and wow could they dance ☺
Beautiful music Dangerous rhythm It's something daring, The Continental A way of dancing that's really "entre nous" It's very subtle, The Continental Because it does what you want it to do It has a passion, The Continental An invitation to moonlight and romance It's quite the fashion, The Continental Because you tell of your love while you dance Your lips whisper so tenderly Her eyes answer your song Two bodies swaying, The Continental And you are saying just what you're dreaming of So keep on dancing, The Continental For it's a song of romance and of love You kiss while you're dancing Not a bad idea The Continental, hm, it's continental You sing while you're dancing Your voice is gentle and sentimental You stroll together arm in arm You nonchalantly glide along with grace and charm You will find while you're dancing That there's a rhythm in your heart and soul A certain rhythm that you can't control And you will do The Continental all the time
The music they danced to was so great that they could only compete against themselves at the Academy Awards: The Carioca from "Flying Down to Rio" (released Dec. 29,1933) vs. The Continental from "The Gay Divorcee." It is too cool that the first Academy Award for Best Song would be introduced by the greatest talent ever to emerge from Hollywood, Ginger Rogers!
They did about ten movies together and they were all memorable. He did only three, I think, with Rita Hayworth, but Fred said she was his favorite dance partner. Ginger was an excellent technician. Rita knew the steps but she danced with exuberant passion.
@@user-mx2uc9ue3tHi. I believe he said it in an interview later in his life. Ginger was a splendid dancer, technically near perfect, but she lacked passion. Rita was overflowing with passion and playfulness. I believe Fred loved this about her. At times she was bordering on wildness.
@@brucewilson1958 i'd like to see the actual source for that. we can disagree about passion (Astaire never did another romantic dance after Ginger left) and still have a great day!
this is cute! Fred is not the pattern handsome type but omg he is so charismatic and adorable, such a dear, charm and elegance. I would fall for him easily!
I've been dealing with my husband's cancer for a year now. This takes me so far above and beyond my husband's cancer diagnosis. It keeps me sane, that's for sure!
"Find that rhythm, in your heart & soul.. that you can't control.. that you must sing... that you must dance to... together, through and true." "Ginger, not just the girl you want next door, but next to you, on the dance floor." "Clear the floor.. for an expression -- like no two before." ~ PJung
She wasn't just great at dancing, singing, comedy, romance, drama - she's right at the very top in all of them. There's been better singers and a few - a very few - better actors but nobody has ever had the whole package like Ginger Rogers. Judy Garland comes closest in the musical genre, with that divine voice, but she was never in Rogers' class as an actress or a dancer. Ginger is the greatest talent Hollywood has ever produced.
Love these two, Ginger more though. Their films didn't need great imagination but they were entertaining, fun and nice escapism which is what it's all about.
*LYRICS* Beautiful music Dangerous rhythm It's something daring, The Continental, A way of dancing that's really 'entre nous'. It's very subtle, The Continental, Because it does what you want it to do. It has a passion, The Continental, An invitation to moonlight and romance. It's quite the fashion, The Continental, Because you tell of your love while you dance. Your lips whisper so tenderly. Her eyes answer your song. Two bodies swaying, The Continental, And you are saying just what you're dreaming of. So keep on dancing, The Continental, For it's a song of romance and of love. You kiss while you're dancing. Not a bad idea. The Continental, hmmmmm. It's continental. You sing while you're dancing. Your voice is gentle and sentimental. You stroll together arm in arm. You nonchalantly glide along with grace and charm. You will find while you're dancing That there's a rhythm in your heart and soul, A certain rhythm that you can't control, And you will do The Continental all the time.
I have NEVER understood why it is called, "The Continental". That word means over many continents or "free". I do not see how that implies kissing while dancing. Anyone?
It's called "The Continental" because the dance is so popular, they do it on every continent. That's why the lyrics mention people in various countries dancing "The Continental"
Katy Katastrophe yes we all know that but she's asking how does a dance that everybody does equal to romance. The lyrics do say it's continental but the lyrics do also say how it leads to romance etc etc
The original scene runs over 16 minutes, not 2:29 minutes; you're only showing a small fragment. And The Gay Divorcee was filmed in 1934, not 1939. Your presentation and documentation is a mess!
