Music in the Shadows : Noir Musical Films
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[Place of publication not identified] : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2014].
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"An analysis of Hollywood films that blend elements of musicals and film noir, from the author of Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir. 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. Romantic intrigue clashes with backstage careers. In her pioneering study, Music in the Shadows , film noir expert Sheri Chinen Biesen explores musical films that use film noir style and jazz to inhabit a disturbing underworld and reveal the dark side of fame and the American Dream. While noir musical films like A Star Is Born (1954) include musical performances, their bleak tone and expressionistic aesthetic more closely resemble the visual style of film noir. Their narratives unfold behind a stark noir lens: distorted, erratic angles and imbalanced hand-held shots allow the audience to experience a tortured, disillusioned perspective. While many musicals glamorize the quest for the Hollywood spotlight, brooding noir musical films such as Blues in the Night , Gilda , The Red Shoes , West Side Story , and Round Midnight stretch the boundaries of film noir and the musical as film genres collide. Deep shadows, dim lighting, and visual composition evoke moodiness, cynicism, pessimism, and subjective psychological points of view. Biesen draws on extensive primary research in studio archives to situate her examination within a historical, industrial, and cultural context. "Biesen builds a fascinating and quite convincing case for a genre hybrid, the noir musical, that took root in the 1940s but has continued to evolve ever since." -Thomas Schatz, The University of Texas at Austin"--,Provided by Freading.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Biesen, S. C. (2014). Music in the Shadows: Noir Musical Films . Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Biesen, Sheri Chinen, 1962-. 2014. Music in the Shadows: Noir Musical Films. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Biesen, Sheri Chinen, 1962-. Music in the Shadows: Noir Musical Films Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Biesen, Sheri Chinen. Music in the Shadows: Noir Musical Films Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014.
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