21L.011 | Fall 2013 | Undergraduate

The Film Experience

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Lecture 12: The Musical (continued)

Description: Compare and contrast the dance styles of Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly, and their contributions to the musical genre. Discuss in detail the films Singin’ in the Rain (1952) and Cabaret (1972). The course theme of multiplicity in art and film returns.

Instructor: David Thorburn

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