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The World of The Dark Crystal invites fans to delve into the
creation and lore of the Jim Henson classic through the evocative
illustrations of Brian Froud, concept designer on the original
film. Since its original release in 1982, Jim Henson's brilliant
film The Dark Crystal has gone on to become a beloved cult classic.
The World of Dark Crystal--the original companion art book to the
film--was created by Henson and internationally renowned artist
Brian Froud to showcase the gorgeous conceptual artwork created for
the film and delve deeper into the lore that underpins Thra, the
magical world at the heart of the film. Now, for the first time in
over a decade, The World of Dark Crystal is back in print,
featuring an abundance of striking art and all of the bonus
material from the 2003 Collector's Edition. Also included in this
exclusive volume is a fascinating essay by Froud on the creative
process behind the making of the film and a facsimile of a booklet
presented to the film's early backers--a gorgeous overview of the
story so rare only a few original copies exist. Beautiful,
imaginative, and powerful, The World of The Dark Crystal celebrates
the landmark fantasy film that continues to win new fans more than
three decades after its release.
Like many national cinemas, the French cinema has a rich tradition
of film musicals beginning with the advent of sound to the present.
This is the first book to chart the development of the French film
musical. The French film musical is remarkable for its breadth and
variety since the 1930s; although it flirts with the Hollywood
musical in the 1930s and again in the 1950s, it has very
distinctive forms rooted in the traditions of French chanson.
Defining it broadly as films attracting audiences principally
because of musical performances, often by well-known singers, Phil
Powrie and Marie Cadalanu show how the genre absorbs two very
different traditions with the advent of sound: European operetta
and French chanson inflected by American jazz (1930-1950). As the
genre matures, operetta develops into big-budget spectaculars with
popular tenors, and revue films also showcase major singers in this
period (1940-1960). Both sub-genres collapse with the advent of
rock n roll, leading to a period of experimentation during the New
Wave (1960-1990). The contemporary period since 1995 renews the
genre, returning nostalgically both to the genre's origins in the
1930s, and to the musicals of Jacques Demy, but also hybridising
with other genres, such as the biopic and the documentary.
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