
Spectacle in Classical Cinemas
Musicality and Historicity in the 1930s
Tom Brown(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 14. August 2015
Book
Hardback
278 pages
978-1-138-85294-5 (ISBN)
Description
Spectacle is not often considered to be a significant part of the style of 'classical' cinema. Indeed, some of the most influential accounts of cinematic classicism define it virtually by the supposed absence of spectacle. Spectacle in 'Classical' Cinemas: Musicality and Historicity in the 1930s brings a fresh perspective on the role of the spectacular in classical sound cinema by focusing on one decade of cinema (the 1930s), in two 'modes' of filmmaking (musical and historical films), and in two national cinemas (the US and France). This not only brings to light the special rhetorical and affective possibilities offered by spectacular images but refines our understanding of what 'classical' cinema is and was.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
20 s/w Abbildungen, 20 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder
20 Halftones, black and white; 20 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
577 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-85294-5 (9781138852945)
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Person
Tom Brown is Lecturer in the Film Studies Department at King's College London, UK
Content
Introduction and Critical Contexts Part 1: Musicality 1. Performance Space 2. Emotional Topos 3. Entertainment and Dystopia? Part 2: Historicity 4. Monumental History 5. Spectacular Vistas and the Decor of History 6. Critical History? Conclusion