1st Edition
Spectacle in Classical Cinemas Musicality and Historicity in the 1930s
By Tom Brown
Copyright 2016
292 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
292 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
292 Pages
20 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
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 Décor of History 6. Critical History? Conclusion
Biography
Tom Brown is Lecturer in the Film Studies Department at King’s College London, UK
