Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

Imagine a musical film from the pre-sound year of 1913! It’s true, and that’s where we’ll begin this two part up-close look at the American Film Musical. We’ll compare early clunky musical numbers to Busby Berkeley’s masterful groundbreaking concoctions in films such as 42nd STREET, and FOOTLIGHT PARADE, and then to Fred Astaire’s game changing developments in FLYING DOWN TO RIO, and THE GAY DIVORCEE. You’ll see how both men changed the face of the entire genre.