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 aspectsof American popular music.Offers a depth of scholarship that will appeal to students and scholarsLeads a crucial analysis of the cultural context of musicals, particularly the influence of popular music on the genreDelves into critical issues behind these films such as race, gender, ideology, and authorshipFeatures 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 INDICE: List of Plates ixAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction 11 Historical Overview 72 Critical Overview 383 Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) 554 Top Hat (1935)705 The Pirate (1948) 856 West Side Story (1961) and Saturday Night Fever (1977) 997 Woodstock (1970) 1168 Phantom of the Paradise (1974) 1319 Pennies fromHeaven (1981) and Across the Universe (2007) 146References 165Index 171
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-8253-9
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 196
- Fecha Publicación: 13/04/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés