{"product_id":"9781844575145","title":"Singin' in the Rain","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBFI Film Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSingin' in the Rain\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Wollen | Geoff Andrew\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eArt \/ Film \u0026amp; Video\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSixty years after its release, Singin' in the Rain (1951) remains one of the best  loved films ever made. Yet despite dazzling success with the public, it never  received its fair share of critical analysis. Gene Kelly's genius as a performer is  undeniable. Acknowledged less often is his innovatory contribution as director.  Peter Wollen's illuminating study of Singin' in the Rain does justice to this  complex film. In a brilliant shot-by-shot analysis of the famous title number,   he shows how skilfully Kelly weaves the dance and musical elements into the  narrative, successfully combining two distinctive traditions within American  Dance: tap and ballet.  At the time of the film's production, its scriptwriters Betty Comden and Adolph  Green, and indeed Kelly himself, were all under threat from McCarthyism.  Wollen describes how the fallout from blacklisting curtailed the careers of  many of those who worked on the film and argues convincingly that the film  represents the high point in their careers.  In his foreword to this special edition, published to celebrate the 20th  anniversary of the BFI Film Classics series, Geoff Andrew looks at the film's  legacy and celebrates the passion, lucidity and originality of Wollen's analysis.  Summing up its enduring appeal, Andrew writes: 'Singin' in the Rain isn't just a  musical, it's a movie about the movies.'\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003ePETER WOLLEN taught film at UCLA. He is the author of several books,   including Signs and Meaning in the Cinema, first published in 1969 and reprinted  in a new edition in 2012, and the co-writer (with Mark Peploe) of Michelangelo  Antonioni's The Passenger (Professione: Reporter) (1974).     GEOFF ANDREW is Head of Film Programme at BFI Southbank, and was  previously Film Editor of Time Out London. He is the author of two volumes in  the BFI Modern Classics series, The 'Three Colours' Trilogy (1998) and 10 (2005),   and of The Films of Nicholas Ray: The Poet of Nightfall (2004).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 September 2012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781844575145\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5.6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331341385868,"sku":"9781844575145","price":17.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f76db51f-ff5b-43d8-981d-bc17ce59ee3b.jpg?v=1783596011","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781844575145","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}