The International Film Musical
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0748634762
ISBN-13
9780748634767
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Imprint
Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 31st, 2012
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
560 grams
Dimensions
16.90 x 24.00 x 2.20 cms
Product Classification:
Film: styles & genres
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A unique study of the film musical, a global cinema tradition.
This is the first comparative consideration of the musical''s role within national cinema traditions. While the musical is one cinema''s few genuinely international genres, it has often functioned as an explicitly local or national form, drawing upon distinct traditions understood as ''native'' rather than ''international''. Simultaneously, musicals from around the world have often imitated Hollywood models, resulting in their easy dismissal as culturally ''impure'' and demonstrating the creative and ideological tension between promoting and abandoning traditional cultural forms and styles. This productive tension between local and global elements lies at the heart of international film musicals, which typically acknowledge the dominant Hollywood model while claiming their own cultural specificity.
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