In The Space Of A Song: The Uses of Song in Film

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Chapter 1 .
Introduction Something about singing; No musicals: Italian cinema; All musicals: Hindi cinema
Chapter 2 . The Perfection of Meet Me in St. Louis
Chapter 3 . A Star Is Born and the Construction of Authenticity
Chapter 4 . 'I Seem to Find the Happiness I Seek': Heterosexuality and Dance in the Musical
Chapter 5 . The Space of Happiness in the Musical
Chapter 6 . Singing Prettily: Lena Horne in Hollywood
Chapter 7 . Is Car Wash a Musical?
Chapter 8 . Music and Presence in Blaxploitation Cinema

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Songs take up space and time in films. Richard Dyer's In the Space of a Song takes off from this perception, arguing that the way songs take up space indicates a great deal about the songs themselves, the nature of the feelings they present, and who is allowed to present feelings how, when and where. In the Space of a Song explores this perception through a range of examples, from classic MGM musicals to blaxploitation cinema, with the career of Lena Horne providing a turning point in the cultural dynamics of the feeling.

Chapters include:

The perfection of Meet Me in St. Louis
A Star Is Born and the construction of authenticity
'I seem to find the happiness I seek': Heterosexuality and dance in the musical
The space of happiness in the musical
Singing prettily: Lena Horne in Hollywood
Is Car Wash a musical?
Music and presence in blaxploitation cinema

In the Space of a Song is ideal for both scholars and students of film studies.

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