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Author Acevedo-Muņoz, Ernesto R., 1968-

Title West Side Story as cinema : the making and impact of an American masterpiece / Ernesto R. Acevedo-Muņoz.

Publication Info. Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2013]

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe 2nd Floor Stacks  791.4372 W52sDa 2013    ---  Available
 FSCC Non-Fiction  791.43 Ac37w 2013    ---  Available
Description x, 204 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates ; 24 cm.
text rdacontent
unmediated rdamedia
volume rdacarrier
Series CultureAmerica
Culture America.
Summary "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-Muņoz 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 Singin' in the Rain ranking higher in the AFI's list of the best of the genre. "-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject West Side story (Motion picture)
Musical films -- United States -- History and criticism.
ISBN 9780700619214 (hardback)
0700619216 (hardback)

 
    
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