Wonderful Design: Glamour in the Hollywood Musical

by Lloyd Whitesell

Book Overview

As one of the most beloved and beguiling genres of entertainment, the film musical wears its style ostentatiously. The genre allows for hyperbolic expression, extravagant sonic and visual decor, and extremely stylized forms of movement and performance. By staging a glittering spectacle, by releasing a current of lush sentiment, by unveiling a world of elegance and romance, the film musical woos us with patterns, textures, finesse and sensory display.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190843829
• ISBN13: 9780190843823
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"