PDF⋙ West Side Story as Cinema: The Making and Impact of an American Masterpiece (CultureAmerica) by Ernesto R. Acevedo-Munoz
West Side Story as Cinema: The Making and Impact of an American Masterpiece (CultureAmerica) by Ernesto R. Acevedo-Munoz West Side Story as Cinema: The Making and Impact of an American Masterpiece (CultureAmerica) by Ernesto R. Acevedo-Munoz PDF, ePub eBook D0wnl0ad For millions of moviegoers unable to see the original stage version of West Side Story , director Robert Wise's adaptation was a cinematic gift that brought a Broadway hit to a mass audience. Ernesto Acevedo-Muñoz argues that Wise's film was not only hugely popular, but that it was also an artistic triumph that marked an important departure in the history of American movie making. With a score by Leonard Bernstein and choreography by Jerome Robbins, this update of the Romeo and Juliet story remains one of the most revered and highly popular American movie musicals, with only Singin' in the Rain ranking higher in the AFI's list of the best of the genre. Acevedo-Muñoz draws on previously unrele...