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Top Hat is the first volume to spotlight this classic Hollywood film, probing the musical genre, notions of romance and subjectivity, as well as the contested relations between the sexes.
- Offers a detailed analysis of one of Hollywood's greatest musicals, including a comprehensive survey of the film's production, promotion and reception, all measured against the background of 1930s socio-political contexts in the USA
- Explores the musical genre and questions of (gendered) national identity, romance, subjectivity and the notion of the couple
- Written in a clear, accessible style, Top Hat probes text and context carefully to appeal to the student and teacher of the musical and of Hollywood film history, as well as the film-loving general reader
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There are certain films and shows that resonate with audiences everywhere—they generate discussion and debate about everything from gender, class, citizenship and race, to consumerism and social identity. This new ‘teachable canon’ of film and television introduces students to alternative classics that range from silent film to CSI.
- The most brilliant of all the 1930s Astaire/Rogers musicals, Top Hat’s wonderful dance routines, catchy Irving Berlin songs, witty dialogue, and lavish Art Deco sets have ensured its continuing popularity seventy-five years after its first screening in 1935.
- Peter William Evans’s immensely readable volume uses this paradigmatic film to explore the musical genre, notions of romance and subjectivity, and the contested relations between the sexes, all set against the social-political backdrop of 1930s America
- Written in a clear, accessible style, Top Hat appeals to the student and teacher of the musical and of Hollywood film history, as well as the film-loving general reader
About the Author
Peter William Evans is a Professor of Film Studies at Queen Mary University of London. His publications range from classical Hollywood (books on the musical, romantic comedy, and the Biblical epic, and articles on film noir, the western, and Hitchcock), to British cinema (a book on Carol Reed) and Spanish cinema (books on Bunuel, Almodovar, and Bigas Luna).
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- PublisherWiley-Blackwell
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1405188294
- ISBN 13 9781405188296
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages144
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