11. The Musical

MIT The Film Experience, Fall 2013 View the complete course: Instructor: David Thorburn Define what makes a film a “musical.“ Key themes: creating community and putting on the show, high vs popular culture, social class vs merit, restraint vs spontaneity. Films discussed: Love Me Tonight, 42nd Street, Top Hat. 00:00 OCW Intro 00:25 An American form 02:30 Numbers 04:56 Themes 09:27 The revue 15:05 The operetta 25:11 Busby Berkeley 35:07 Astaire, Rogers, and RKO License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at More courses at