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The Sound of Music
Caryl Flinn
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Paperback. A half-century after its release, The Sound of Music remains the most profitable and recognisable film musical ever made. Foregrounding the film's iconic musical numbers as key to its global longevity and appeal, Caryl Flinn's fresh new study traces the film's prehistories, its place amongst the events of the 1960s, and its afterlife amongst fans. Series: BFI Film Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages, 57 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 191 x 135 x 9. Weight in Grams: 200.
Fifty years after its release, The Sound of Music (1965) remains the most profitable and recognisable film musical ever made. Quickly consolidating its cultural authority, the Hollywood film soon eclipsed the German film and Broadway musical that preceded it to become one of the most popular cultural reference points of the twenty-first century.
In this fresh exploration, Caryl Flinn foregrounds the film's iconic musical numbers, arguing for their central role in the film's longevity and mass appeal. Stressing the unique emotional bond audiences establish with The Sound of Music, Flinn traces the film's prehistories, its place amongst the tumultuous ... Read more
Fifty years after its release, The Sound of Music (1965) remains the most profitable and recognisable film musical ever made. Quickly consolidating its cultural authority, the Hollywood film soon eclipsed the German film and Broadway musical that preceded it to become one of the most popular cultural reference points of the twenty-first century.
In this fresh exploration, Caryl Flinn foregrounds the film's iconic musical numbers, arguing for their central role in the film's longevity and mass appeal. Stressing the unique emotional bond audiences establish with The Sound of Music, Flinn traces the film's prehistories, its place amongst the tumultuous ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
BFI Film Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
105
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844574742
SKU
V9781844574742
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About Caryl Flinn
Caryl Flinn is Professor of Screen Arts and Cultures at the University of Michigan, USA. She is the author of Brass Diva: The Life and Legends of Ethel Merman, The New German Cinema: Music, History and the Matter of Style and Strains of Utopia: Nostalgia, Gender, and Hollywood Film Music and co-editor of Music and Cinema.
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