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The Greek Film Musical: A Critical and Cultural History »

Authors: Lydia Papadimitriou
ISBN-13: 9780786421404, ISBN-10: 0786421401
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Date Published: June 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Lydia Papadimitriou

Book Synopsis

Greek film musicals were hits in Greece in the 1960s, yet the genre has received little attention and much of that has been negative. Papadimiriou (screen studies, Liverpool John Moores U., UK) analyzes the structure and cultural specificity of 29 films including Charoumeno Xekinima (Joyful Beginning, 1954-1955); I Kori mou i Socialistria (My Daughter the Socialist, 1966-1967); and Eraste tou Onirou (Lovers of Dream, 1974-1975). Includes a filmography; details on production companies; glossary; English, Greek, and French references; and illustrations. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

	Acknowledgments	v
	Introduction	1
Part I	Contexts
1	Old Greek Cinema: Industry, Genre and Criticism	13
2	What Is the Greek Musical?	28
Part II	Texts
3	The First Greek Musicals: Authorship, Genre and Industry	45
4	Early Dalianidis Musicals: Spectacle, Comedy and Modernity	62
5	The "National Musical": Bouzouki Music, Class and Identity	85
6	Traveling on Screen: Tourism, Folklore and Nationalism	108
7	Aliki Vougiouklaki and Rena Vlachopoulou: Stardom, Genre and Gender	123
	Conclusion	141
Appendix A	Filmography of Greek Musicals: Credits and Plot Summaries	145
Appendix B	Inclusive List of Greek Musicals	165
Appendix C	Annual Output of Finos Films, Karagiannis-Karatzopoulos, Klak Films, and Damaskinos-Michailidis (1948-1983)	168
Appendix D	Glossary	170
	Chapter Notes	171
	Bibliography
	English	184
	Greek	186
	French	188
	Index	189