Swing Time - The Criterion Collection (Blu-ray) (Import)

Another of the celebrated Astaire/Rogers collaborations. John 'Lucky' Garnett (Astaire) is due to be married, but his father-in-law to be says he has to earn $25,000 to prove that he is worthy. So he goes off to take some dance lessons, only to fall for his instructor, Penny Carrol (Ginger Rogers). The score won Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields an Oscar. New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrackAudio commentary from 1986 featuring John Mueller, author of Astaire Dancing: The Musical FilmsArchival interviews with performers Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers and choreographer Hermes PanNew interview with George Stevens Jr.In Full Swing, a new programme on the film's choreography and soundtrack featuring jazz and film critic Gary Giddins, dance critic Brian Seibert, and Dorothy Fields biographer Deborah Grace WinerNew interview with film scholar Mia Mask on the "Bojangles of Harlem" numberPLUS: An essay by critic Imogen Sara Smith