Mollie Holtman

What a dazzling dance movie! Semi-biographical story of the life of Bob Fosse, Broadway choreographer, who was flirting with death as he popped pills and tried to get another musical on the road. Examine the stages of grief as defined by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and enunciated by Ben Vareen's character, as Fosse clings to life by the skin of his teeth. The specter of death as a broadway show!

I really enjoyed this movie. Gene Tierney's character is so deliciously evil. Ty Power is great, if a tad unbelievable because his character is so idealistic. Anne Baxter nails it. It's dark but satisfying with some terrific performances by stars in their prime of attractiveness.

I loved it. I've always been a big fan of the Bloomsbury Group, read all of Virginia Woolf's letters in many volumes. It was a thrill to see it come to life.