Sweet Charity is a musical comedy-drama directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. It really stuck with me, and I enjoyed it a lot despite thinking that it felt a little bit twee and hopelessly romantic at times. But later on I realized that was part of its charm. Also Shirley Maclaine is great in it, and the dance sequences are so iconic. In fact I hae also just watched the Netflix adaptation of Wednesday from the Addams Family, and Jenna Ortega, the actress who plays the titular Wednesday Addams, mentions that the famous school dance scene was partly inspired by Bob Fosse's choreography for Rich Man's Frug in Sweet Charity, and I can certainly see the similarities.
The film Sweet Charity deals with deconstructing the ideas of high and low culture, a postmodern practice seen in many productions of the time. In fact, I remember thinking while watching the film that some of the choreography reminded me of the movements of the characters from classic Looney Toons animations I grew up watching. In fact Looney Toons cartoons were also known for being low culture that would parody high culture, like when the characters pretend to be characters in operas, with the correct accompanying operatic scores. This sort of mixing of high and low culture was quite prominent in emerging films and tv shows from the 70s onwards, probably due to advancements in technology making techniques like animation and filmmaking more accessible to everyone.
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