E-Book, Englisch, 224 Seiten, E-Book
Reihe: New Approaches to Film Genre
ISBN: 978-1-118-23181-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
* Offers a depth of scholarship that will appeal to students andscholars
* Leads a crucial analysis of the cultural context of musicals,particularly the influence of popular music on the genre
* Delves into critical issues behind these films such as race,gender, ideology, and authorship
* Features close readings of canonical and neglected filmmusicals from the 1930s to the present including: Top Hat,Singin' in the Rain, Woodstock, Gimme Shelter,West Side Story, and Across the Universe
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Weitere Infos & Material
List of Plates ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
1 Historical Overview 7
2 Critical Overview 38
3 Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) 55
4 Top Hat (1935) 70
5 The Pirate (1948) 85
6 West Side Story (1961) and Saturday Night Fever (1977) 99
7 Woodstock (1970) 116
8 Phantom of the Paradise (1974) 131
9 Pennies from Heaven (1981) and Across the Universe (2007)146
References 165
Index 171