The Hollywood Musical by Jane Feuer
A concise theoretical and historical examination of the American film musical, this study argues that the genre is inherently self-reflexive and sustained by myths of spontaneity, integration, and community. Through close readings of works from Busby Berkeley extravaganzas to MGM classics, it shows how song-and-dance numbers resolve tensions between labor and leisure, artifice and authenticity, and individual desire and collective harmony. It traces the genre’s evolution and explains its enduring appeal as a utopian spectacle intertwined with the realities of industrial filmmaking.
Purchase from
Bookshop.org
- Published
- 1982
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 100-150
- Original Language
- English
- Avg User Rating
- No ratings yet
- Alternate Titles
- None
This book is not currently on any lists.