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West Side Story as Cinema: The Making and Impact of an American Masterpiece (Culture America)
Ernesto R. Acevedo-Munoz
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Hardcover. The only book-length study to document the history, meanings, impact, and place of "West Side Story" in American film history and film studies. Series: CultureAmerica. Num Pages: 232 pages, , black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; AVGM; JFCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476.
For millions of moviegoers unable to see the original stage version of West Side Story, director Robert Wise’s adaptation was a cinematic gift that brought a Broadway hit to a mass audience.
Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz argues that Wise’s film was not only hugely popular, but that it was also an artistic triumph that marked an important departure in the history of American movie making.
With a score by Leonard Bernstein and choreography by Jerome Robbins, this update of the Romeo and Juliet story remains one of the most revered and highly popular American movie musicals, with only ... Read more
For millions of moviegoers unable to see the original stage version of West Side Story, director Robert Wise’s adaptation was a cinematic gift that brought a Broadway hit to a mass audience.
Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz argues that Wise’s film was not only hugely popular, but that it was also an artistic triumph that marked an important departure in the history of American movie making.
With a score by Leonard Bernstein and choreography by Jerome Robbins, this update of the Romeo and Juliet story remains one of the most revered and highly popular American movie musicals, with only ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
CultureAmerica
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700619214
SKU
V9780700619214
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About Ernesto R. Acevedo-Munoz
Ernesto R. Acevedo-Muñoz is associate professor and director of Film Studies at the University of Colorado, USA and author of the books Pedro Almodóvar and Buñuel and Mexico: The Crisis of National Cinema.
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