The French Film Musical

by Marie Cadalanu and Phil Powrie

Book Overview

Like many national cinemas, the French cinema has a rich tradition of film musicals beginning with the advent of sound to the present. This is the first book to chart the development of the French film musical.

The French film musical is remarkable for its breadth and variety since the 1930s; although it flirts with the Hollywood musical in the 1930s and again in the 1950s, it has very distinctive forms rooted in the traditions of French...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501373870
• ISBN13: 9781501373879
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"