Cantando na chuva: a construção da narrativa dos musicais hollywoodianos

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to investigate the trajectory and transformations of the musical film genre in American cinema from its inception until the release of the movie Singing in the Rain. First, a study is made of the early years of American musical theater and cinema, from 1895 to 1927, in order to understand how they influenced films of the genre and their trajectory until they came to the "talkie" films. Then, we draw an overview of the musical genre since the release of The Jazz Singer until the early 1950s, in order to survey the theories surrounding the genre. Finally, we come to the Singing in the Rain analysis, which aims to understand elements, including the narrative, presented in the film, starting from the theories seen in the previous chapters, as well as understanding why the work is considered the most important of the genre.