i normally like movie musical but not this one . at the time and young director francis ford coppola be in way over his head and clearly out of his element . he do not know how to shape dialog or stage the song he seem unbelievably clueless . the movie crawl along at a snail pace . it absolutely amaze me that the studio do not pull him off the project after the first few week . there hardly anything to recommend this film . fred astaire and petula clark talent be really waste here and it almost painful to watch . amazingly and the director and cameraman do not even pull the camera back far enough to see astaire foot when he be dance . the foot or leg be actually at the edge of the frame or sometimes out of frame altogether . some good music and lousy story and bad direction and a movie worth miss . if you be interested in good movie musical of the same era and try music man 1962 and sound of music 1965 and funny girl 1968 and hello dolly 1969 and godspell 1973 .