Musicals in Film

A Guide to the Genre (livre en anglais)

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de Thomas S. Hischak

Type

Critiques de films

Sujet

Genre > Comédie musicale

Mots Clés

comédie musicale

Année d'édition

2016

Editeur

Greenwood

Langue

anglais

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Format

Broché • 480 pages
18 x 25,5 cm

ISBN

978-1-4408-4422-5

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Description de l'ouvrage :
This wide-ranging guide introduces (or reintroduces) readers to movie musicals past and present, enabling them to experience the development of this uniquely American art form―and discover films they'll love.

This comprehensive guide covers movie musicals from their introduction with the 1927 film The Jazz Singer through 2015 releases. In all, it describes 125 movies, opening up the world of this popular form of entertainment to preteens, teens, and adults alike.

An introduction explains the advent of movie musicals; then, in keeping with the book's historical approach, films are presented by decade and year with overviews of advances during particular periods. In this way, the reader not only learns about individual films but can see the big picture of how movie musicals developed and changed over time. For each film covered, the guide offers basic facts―studio, director, songwriters, actors, etc.―as well as a brief plot synopsis. Each entry also offers an explanation of why the movie is noteworthy, how popular it was or wasn't, and the influence the film might have had on later musicals. Sidebars offering brief biographies of important artists appear throughout the book.

À propos de l'auteur :
Thomas S. Hischak is an internationally recognized author and teacher in the performing arts and one of the foremost authorities on the American musical.

Revue de Presse :
"This is an excellent choice for the performing-arts sections of most libraries." ―Booklist

"Organizing the history by decade makes this reference easy to use and a solid resource on this topic. . . . [It provides] ideas for student research projects and is a great option for readers'/viewers' advisory. Musical theater aficionados will enjoy the backstories of their favorites and find more to explore." ―Library Journal

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