Publication

2014 - Oxford University Press Inc

Language

English

Word Count

69,000 words, Guess

Page Count

276 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPN1995.9.M86B36 2014

Description

Insightful, witty, as exuberant as its subject matter, this book offers a fresh, revolutionary take on a uniquely American institution: the movie musical. In a book that is at once history, analysis, investigation, and meditation, noted film historian Richard Barrios takes on the entire musical spectrum, from Al Jolson and The Broadway Melody to hip-hop and Les Misérables. Over nine decades, the musical film has been a cornerstone of the entertainment world, yet its existence has been more erratic that any other type of film. Barrios delves deep into the genre, uncovering what makes it a commercially and artistically successful art form that, despite falling in and out of favor with the American public, has a firm and enduring hold on the American cultural imagination.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Dangerous RhythmOxford University Press Inc2014-01-01

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