The Movie Musical by Jeanine Basinger (Hardcover First Edition)
Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 2019
Hardcover
First printing
634 pages
9.5x7.5 inches
Book and dust jacket in Near Fine condition. Comes in removable protective Brodart mylar cover.
Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her trademark wit and zest, the whole story of the Hollywood musical—in the most telling, most incisive, most detailed book of her long and remarkable career. From Fred Astaire, whom she adores, to La La Land, which she deplores, Basinger examines a dazzling array of stars, strategies, talents, and innovations in the history of musical cinema. Whether analyzing a classic Gene Kelly routine, relishing a Nelson-Jeanette operetta, or touting a dynamic hip hop number (in the underrated Idlewild), she is a canny and charismatic guide to the many ways that song and dance have been seen—and heard—on film.
