April and May 2013 Academic & Specialist Edinburgh University Press

Traditions in World Cinema

The International Film Musical edited by Corey Creekmur, Linda Mokdad

Traditions in World Cinema

The International Film Musical
edited by Corey Creekmur, Linda Mokdad


The musical is one of cinema's few genuinely international genres but it has never been studied as a global sensation. This book fills this critical gap in fi lm studies as it brings together musicals from 15 nations in order to highlight running themes.