When the silent cinema learned to speak, the audience was surprised not only by the voices of the actors and the sound effects, but also by a new element, the music, which, combined with the dance and an unprejudiced imagination, gave rise to a new genre, as important to Hollywood cinema as the western was: the musical. A journey through the history of this genre, from its beginnings to the present day.

Damien Chazelle
as Self - Director

Michel Legrand
as Self - Music Composer

Fanny Beuré
as Self - Film Historian

Patrice Leconte
as Self - Director

Rob Marshall
as Self - Director

Serge Bromberg
as Self - Producer

Patricia Kelly
as Self - Gene Kelly's Wife

Justin Hurwitz
as Self - Music Composer

Albert Wolsky
as Self - Costume Designer

Fred Astaire
as Various Roles (archive footage)