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French Musical Culture and the Coming of Sound Cinema (Paperback)
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French Musical Culture and the Coming of Sound Cinema (Paperback)
Series: Oxford Music/Media Series
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The transition from silent to synchronized sound film was one of
the most dramatic transformations in cinema's history, as it
radically changed the technology, practices, and aesthetics of
filmmaking within a few short years. In France, debates about sound
cinema were fierce and widespread. In French Musical Culture and
the Coming of Sound Cinema, author Hannah Lewis argues that the
debates about sound film resonated deeply within French musical
culture of the early 1930s, and conversely, that discourses
surrounding a range of French musical styles and genres shaped
audiovisual cinematic experiments during the transition to sound.
Lewis' book focuses on many of the most prominent directors and
screenwriters of the period, from Luis Bunuel to Jean Vigo, as well
as experiments found in lesser-known films. Additionally, Lewis
examines how early sound film portrayed the diverse soundscape of
early 1930s France, as filmmakers drew from the music hall, popular
chanson, modernist composition, opera and operetta, and explored
the importance of musical machines to depict and to shape French
audiovisual culture. In this light, the author discusses the
contributions of well-known composers for film alongside more
popular music hall styles, all of which had a voice within the
heterogeneous soundtrack of French sound cinema. By delving into
this fascinating developmental period of French cinematic history,
Lewis encourages readers to challenge commonly-held assumptions
about how genres, media, and artistic forms relate to one another,
and how these relationships are renegotiated during moments of
technological change.
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