One of best-loved musicals. The film centers on a family and follows their lives over four seasons of a year. The themes embrace home, family and young love. There is a darker motif that runs through film represented by the mise-en-scène with shadowy lighting, gesture. Notice Technicolor production design, music, alternative subtexts.
"I quit. I protect my own play." "Don't speak. Don't speak." "Did you love me as an artist or as a man? Both " "One is I love you. Two is I am not an artist." Play and Life. 文艺青年和理想主义的完美投降. 我爱你、与你无关. Brown.