Synopsis

If the first 1927 sound film, The Jazz Singer was a music film dealing with musicians, The Broadway Melody can be considered the archetype of the musical genre inspired by technological advance. Set along the stages of Broadway musicals, this film which portrays the lives of those working the entertainment business, was the first musical and the archetype of backstage musical that combined music, song and images in perfect harmony. The new type of audio and visual pleasure this new genre introduced enabled this film to storm the box office and grab the Best Picture at the 1929 Academy Awards. The beautiful tunes of“ You Were Meant for Me”and “Broadway Melody ”were reintroduced in a more sophisticated version in the 1952 film, Singin’in the Rain. Enjoy the brilliant history spanning 25 years of time with both the early archetypal musical and the epitome of Hollywood musical during its Golden Era. (Hyuk-sang Denis Lee)

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해리 부몽

1888년 미국 캔자스 출생. 1920년대와 30년대에 폭스, MGM, 워너 브라더스 등 여러 영화사에서 무성영화를 연출했으며, 당시의 대표작으론 존 베리모어 주연의 <보우 브러멜>(1924)과 조안 크로포드가 출연한 <춤추는 우리 딸들>(1928)이 있다. MGM사의 첫 유성 뮤지컬 영화인 <브로드웨이 멜로디>로 1929년 아카데미 최우수 작품상을 받았다.