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Hollywood Film Musical
Contributor(s): Grant, Barry Keith (Author)
ISBN: 1405182520     ISBN-13: 9781405182522
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
OUR PRICE:   $38.56  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: April 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism
Dewey: 791.436
LCCN: 2011044943
Series: New Approaches to Film Genre
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 208 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
This revealing history of the American film musical synthesizes the critical literature on the genre and provides a series of close analytical readings of iconic musical films, focusing on their cultural relationship to other aspects of American popular music.

  • Offers a depth of scholarship that will appeal to students and scholars
  • 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 film musicals from the 1930s to the present including: Top Hat, Singin' in the Rain, Woodstock, Gimme Shelter, West Side Story, and Across the Universe