SPECIAL ISSUE | Dancing War Machines: An Analysis of Performance in the Musical Film West Side Story
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24 novembre 2020
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Mónica Fernández Jiménez, « SPECIAL ISSUE | Dancing War Machines: An Analysis of Performance in the Musical Film West Side Story », PopMeC research blog, ID : 10.58079/sze5
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Download PDF version Musical films are a favourite among viewers since their emergence in 1927 (Chilton 2020) tied to the arrival of the “talkies” and the consequent possibility of including sound within what were, until then, silent films. Their popularity may relate to the amusement and relief of tension that comes when the song and dance spring up. But having songs in certain parts of the films does not only respond to a carefully chosen timing so as not to bore viewers. Michael North a...