Only some pictures reach the top to become a 7th. art masterpiece and this is certainly one of them. The music, the plot, the dialogs, the "mise en scène", the fashions, the direction, the players,...everything in this film is gorgeous. Everything fits so perfectly that one may think by viewing this movie that making a film is easy. Witty, intelligent, charming,...a perfect film in every way. I can imagine as a young girl watching The Merry Widow and being transported to this happy musical world in the silver screen. The Merry Widow waltz number is a prodigy of grandeur and coordination. A round film from the beginning to the end. Lubitsch touch at his best. Simply great.
Review of The Merry Widow
