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The Greek Film Musical - A Critical and Cultural History (Paperback)
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The Greek Film Musical - A Critical and Cultural History (Paperback)
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The Greek film musical was the most popular film genre in Greece in
the 1960s. The songs became instant hits, the dances were performed
at parties, and the fashions were imitated by people of all ages.
Challenging assumptions that the Greek film musical was a
culturally lacking imitation of Hollywood, this work examines the
genre as a cinematic and historical phenomenon that condensed key
social and cultural concerns of its time, and contributed to the
development of a national popular culture in the light of the rapid
Americanization of postwar Greece. During two decades characterized
by affluence and upward mobility in Greek society, the musical
expressed and reinforced the optimism of the times while capturing
the tensions and contradictions that emerged as a result of rapid
social changes. Beginning with an introduction to modern Greece and
cultural identity, the book locates the genre in its historical
context and argues that it consists of different layers of cultural
appropriation and transformation that redefine traditionally fixed
notions of identity. Old Greek cinema is examined, the Greek
musical is defined, and a number of key films are analyzed with
particular emphasis on the style and structure of the musical
numbers. The work concludes with a filmography of Greek musicals;
lists of the annual outputs of the production companies Finos
Films, Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos, Klak Films, and Damaskinos
Michailidis; a glossary; and bibliographies in English, Greek, and
French.
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Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2005 |
First published: |
October 2005 |
Authors: |
Lydia Papadimitriou
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Dimensions: |
254 x 181 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-7864-2140-4 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
0-7864-2140-1 |
Barcode: |
9780786421404 |
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