The Hollywood Film Musical
New Approaches to Film Genre
2. Auflage März 2012
192 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Kurzbeschreibung
The Hollywood Film Musical examines the cross-fertilization between the genre and the popular music industry, tracing the function of this relationship in aesthetic, ideological and industrial terms, and outlining the influence of minstrel shows, vaudeville, the Broadway stage, the recording industry, and stardom. With an accessible style and substantial depth of analysis, this engaging new title offers an overview of the history of, and the critical literature on, this popular film genre.
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
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
