The Wizard of Oz
1939 | Fantasy | USA | Directed by Victor Fleming
Overview
Judy Garland sings Over the Rainbow and a Kansas farm girl learns there is no place like home. The sepia to Technicolor transition still stuns. Wicked witches, flying monkeys, ruby slippers: the film colonized the culture. Its blend of terror and warmth shaped the family fantasy, and its songs outlived everyone involved.
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