Music in the Shadows : Noir Musical Films /

"Smoke. Shadows. Moody strains of jazz. Welcome to the world of "noir musical" films, where tormented antiheroes and hard-boiled musicians battle obsession and struggle with their music and ill-fated love triangles. Sultry divas dance and sing the blues in shrouded nightclubs. Romanti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Biesen, Sheri Chinen, 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Film noir.
Musikal, USA.
Jazz in motion pictures.
Film noir > United States > History and criticism.
Motion picture music > United States > History and criticism.
Musical films > United States > History and criticism.
Jazz
Musical
Filmmusik
Film noir
Musical films.
Jazz au cinema.
Films noirs > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Films musicaux > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The noir musical
  • Preludes to the noir musical
  • Blues in the night: the noir musical on the brink of World War II
  • Smoky melodies: jazz noir musical drama
  • Le rouge et le noir: from The red shoes to A star is born
  • Dark musical melodrama: from Young at heart to West Side story
  • The legacy of the noir musical.

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