Film Musicals and Musical Films

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Movies are often discussed as a visual medium, with sound treated as an afterthought to the image. Musicals, however, invert this relationship, putting sound front and center. This course examines both the genre of film musicals and musicality in film more generally, asking how film sound and music contribute to (or detract from) narrative, spectacle, affect, and realism. We will discuss a wide range of historical examples, stretching from the 1930s to the present; films may include those from the United States, Brazil, France, Denmark, Japan, and China. 001805