Top Hat

AvPeter William Evans

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Top Hat is the first volume to spotlight this classic Hollywood film, probing the musical genre, notions of romance and subjectivity, as well as the contested relations between the sexes. Offers a detailed analysis of one of Hollywood's greatest musicals, including a comprehensive survey of the film's production, promotion and reception, all measured against the background of 1930s socio-political contexts in the USAExplores the musical genre and questions of (gendered) national identity, romance, subjectivity and the notion of the coupleWritten in a clear, accessible style, Top Hat probes text and context carefully to appeal to the student and teacher of the musical and of Hollywood film history, as well as the film-loving general reader

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-09-10
Mått:146 x 224 x 18 mm
Vikt:313 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Wiley-Blackwell Series in Film and Television
Antal sidor:144
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781405188296

Utforska kategorier

Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Peter William Evans is a Professor of Film Studies at Queen Mary University of London. His publications range from classical Hollywood (books on the musical, romantic comedy, and the Biblical epic, and articles on film noir, the western, and Hitchcock), to British cinema (a book on Carol Reed) and Spanish cinema (books on Bunuel, Almodovar, and Bigas Luna).

Recensioner i media

"Its considerable claims to Art and its resonant magic are the dual focus of this insightful and highly readable study by Peter William Evans . . . Evans approaches this most celebratory of musical comedies in celebratory mode but also with a deserved seriousness devoid of solemnity. " (Times Literary Supplement , 24 June 2011)

Innehållsförteckning

List of Figures viSynopsis viiAcknowledgments ixIntroduction 11. The Making of Top Hat 62. Fred Astaire: "Outlaw" Stylist of the Dance 193. Ginger Rogers: Confirming and Defying Convention 264. Introduction to Narrative and Number: The Bumpy Road to Love 355. The Numbers 436. Querying National and Sexual Identity 85Conclusion: A Perfectly Swell Romance 101Notes 104Bibliography 106Index 114