Peter Wollen: Singin' in the Rain

Cover: 9781844575145 | Singin' in the Rain | Peter Wollen | Taschenbuch | BFI Film Classics

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Beschreibung

Sixty years after its release, Singin' in the Rain (1951) remains one of the best loved films ever made. Yet despite dazzling success with the public, it never received its fair share of critical analysis. Gene Kelly's genius as a performer is undeniable. Acknowledged less often is his innovatory contribution as director. Peter Wollen's illuminating study of Singin' in the Rain does justice to this complex film. In a brilliant shot-by-shot analysis of the famous title number, he shows how skilfully Kelly weaves the dance and musical elements into the narrative, successfully combining two distinctive traditions within American Dance: tap and ballet. At the time of the film's production, its scriptwriters Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and indeed Kelly himself, were all under threat from McCarthyism. Wollen describes how the fallout from blacklisting curtailed the careers of many of those who worked on the film and argues convincingly that the film represents the high point in their careers. In his foreword to this special edition, published to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the BFI Film Classics series, Geoff Andrew looks at the film's legacy and celebrates the passion, lucidity and originality of Wollen's analysis. Summing up its enduring appeal, Andrew writes: 'Singin' in the Rain isn't just a musical, it's a movie about the movies.'

Über den Autor

Peter Wollen taught film at UCLA, USA. He was the author of several books, including Signs and Meaning in the Cinema (1969, 2012), the BFI Film Classic on 'Singin' in the Rain' (1992, 2012) and was the co-writer of Michelangelo Antonioni's film The Passenger (1974).

Zusammenfassung

This new edition is published in the Film Classics 20th anniversary series of special editions, with a new foreword by Geoff Andrew, and a stunning new jacket design by Louise Weir

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Geoff Andrew.- 'Singin' in the Rain'.- Notes.- Credits.- Bibliography.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2012
Genre:	Kunst
Rubrik:	Kunst & Musik
Thema:	Theater & Film
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781844575145
ISBN-10:	1844575144
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Wollen, Peter
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	199 x 136 x 8 mm
Von/Mit:	Peter Wollen
Erscheinungsdatum:	31.07.2012
Gewicht:	0,163 kg