“Coffee Time” sequence

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The “Coffee Time” sequence is a stylized, surreal dance number from the 1945 MGM musical film *Yolanda and the Thief*, noted for its bold visual design and inventive choreography.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dance number ⓘ
film musical sequence ⓘ
appearsInFilm Yolanda and the Thief ⓘ
artDirectionBy Cedric Gibbons ⓘ
associatedPerformerRole Fred Astaire as Johnny Parkson Riggs ⓘ
linked to: Fred Astaire

Lucille Bremer as Yolanda Aquaviva ⓘ
associatedStudioEra MGM Freed Unit ⓘ
basedOnMusicGenre popular song ⓘ
choreographyBy Eugene Loring ⓘ
Fred Astaire ⓘ
cinematographyBy Charles Rosher ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
costumeDesignBy Irene Sharaff ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
danceStyle jazz-influenced choreography ⓘ
tap dance ⓘ
directorOfParentFilm Vincente Minnelli ⓘ
featuresPerformer Fred Astaire ⓘ
Lucille Bremer ⓘ
ensemble dancers ⓘ
genre fantasy ⓘ
musical ⓘ
hasSongTitle Coffee Time ⓘ
historicalContext Golden Age of Hollywood musicals ⓘ
linked to: Hollywood musicals
influencedBy surrealist visual art ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricsBy Arthur Freed ⓘ
medium feature film sequence ⓘ
musicBy Harry Warren ⓘ
narrativeFunction fantasy dream sequence ⓘ
notableElement integration of set design and dance patterns ⓘ
precise rhythmic staging ⓘ
use of negative space in choreography ⓘ
notedFor bold visual design ⓘ
inventive choreography ⓘ
partOf Yolanda and the Thief ⓘ
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ
reception later critical acclaim for visual experimentation ⓘ
releaseYear 1945 ⓘ
setDesignBy Cedric Gibbons ⓘ
songPerformedInSequence Coffee Time ⓘ
style stylized ⓘ
surreal ⓘ
visualCharacteristics abstract cityscape ⓘ
geometric sets ⓘ
high-contrast color palette ⓘ

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Yolanda and the Thief → hasDanceNumber → “Coffee Time” sequence ⓘ