The Hollywood Film Musical

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, Performing Arts
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Author: Barry Keith Grant ISBN: 9781118231814
Publisher: Wiley Publication: February 28, 2012
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Language: English
Author: Barry Keith Grant
ISBN: 9781118231814
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: February 28, 2012
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English

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
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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.

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