The International Film Musical

by Corey K. Creekmur

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748634770
• ISBN13: 9780748634774
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher