How Long to Read The French Film Musical

How Long Does it Take to Read The French Film Musical?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 14 minutes to read The French Film Musical by Phil Powrie

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

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.

How long is The French Film Musical?

The French Film Musical by Phil Powrie is 312 pages long, and a total of 78,624 words.

This makes it 105% the length of the average book. It also has 96% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The French Film Musical Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 9 minutes to read The French Film Musical aloud.

What Reading Level is The French Film Musical?

The French Film Musical is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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