IMDb plot summary: The queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Stars Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, and Lupino Lane.
The Love Parade is a musical rom com starring Maurice Chevalier as a womanizing soldier and Jeanette MacDonald as the princess who finally gets him to settle down, although their relationship is far from easy. This is a pretty fun one! The musical numbers are unique and creative, and both our leads bring an enthusiasm to their roles that makes this story pop. It tackles from an interesting perspective the question of relationships when the woman has the power and what that needs to look like. Obviously, this being from 1930, it has a slightly old- fashioned take on it, but even addressing the question at all was interesting. The side characters are pretty unmemorable, but the leads are enjoyable enough that they can easily carry the film. After some less exciting musicals from this era, this was a nice refreshing change.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Love Parade (1930)
beat Gothika (#1991 → #1998)
lost to The Thing (#993 → #989)
lost to Die Hard (#1491 → #1488)
lost to The Trouble with Harry (#1739 → #1731)
beat Tangled (#1865 → #1859)
beat Ratatouille (#1801 → #1814)
lost to An American Tail (#1770 → #1703)
beat Serpico (#1785 → #1757)
beat Dakota Skye (#1777 → #1817)
beat The Little Things (#1773 → #1812)
lost to The Bishop's Wife (#1771 → #1769)
lost to The Fall (#1772 → #1770)
Ranked #1811/3987 on my Flickchart. Flickscore™: 54.
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