商品簡介
The musical is one of cinema's few genuinely international genres, yet it has never been fully studied in terms of its global sensational success. Addressing this gap, Corey Creekmur and Linda Mokdad bring together essays that highlight running themes throughout musicals from fifteen nations. Films stretch back as far as cinema's earliest beginnings and include The Broadway Melody (United States, 1929), Sing As We Go (Britain, 1934), Mambo Girl (China, 1957), The Heart is Crazy (India, 1997), The Hole (Taiwan, 1998), and Joyful Noise (United States, 2012). Countries covered include Brazil, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, India, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain, and Turkey. Scholars often treat musicals as part of distinct national traditions interpreted as native. Creekmur and Mokdad's anthology disputes such approaches by revealing the influence of the Hollywood model on musicals produced around the world. Rick Altman (University of Iowa), one of film studies' most prominent scholars, adds a concluding chapter, and a list of resources for additional reading helps guide further research.
作者簡介
Corey Creekmur is Associate Professor of Film Studies and English at the University of Iowa Linda Mokdad is Visiting Assistant Professor at the Michigan State University Linda Mokdad is Visiting Assistant Professor at the Michigan State University
