Dance as salvation and socio-political tool (filmed / conceptualized differently): Saturday Night Fever, Flashdance, Footloose, White Nights, Save the Last Dance Swing Kids, The Full Monty, Silk Stockings (cold war with romance and humor) Story as dance: Saura's Carmen, Tango, Latcho Drom, the slave girl's ballet in The King and I Dance as center of story: The Turning Point, Danzon, Flamenco, 42d Street Biography: Nijinski, Isadora History/culture: Le Bal, Les Uns et Les Autres Quirky: Christina Ricci's dance solo in Buffalo '66, Anthony Quinn in Zorba Dance as . . . Singin' in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Shari Rosenblum >> "I'm interested in exploring the gradual integration of movies with >> dance. Clearly, feature films like The Gold Diggers of 1933, Invitation >> to the Dance, and Swing Time should be included. But I need a little >> help with some other choices. I'd like the films to range >> internationally, if possible, and show development of the marriage of >> camera and human movement. That might mean bringing in some Maya Deren >> (say, one evening of experimental works), even some influential >> ethnographic films." > >> I thought Bollywood would be another place to look at. Any other >> suggestions? She's not a list member, but I can forward her the >> responses. >Norman McLaren's PAS DE DEUX is (for me, at least) a beautiful though >short amplification of the integration of dance and film via special >effects. >Kelly and Donen's integration of camera movement with dance in most of >their collaborations, especially the "You Were Meant for Me" and title >number of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, is especially worthwhile. >It might be especially interesting to trace the development of Bob >Fosse from being a coreographer (and sometimes dancer) in things in >KISS ME KATE, DAMN YANKEES, and THE PAJAMA GAME to his own >CABARET and ALL THAT JAZZ. >It could also be of interest to see how musicals that were innovative >on Broadway in integrating story and character with song and dance >(especially SHOWBOAT and OKLAHOMA) transfer to film. >It could also be interesting (or not!) to compare a film or two that >absolutely does *not* work on film in conveying the dance: A CHORUS >LINE and Randa Haines' DANCE WITH ME come to mind. >On the other hand, FAME, DIRTY DANCING, Powell & Pressburger's THE RED >SHOES, and BILLY ELLIOT might be included. >STRICTLY BALLROOM and Masayuki Suo's SHALL WE DANCE? are also worth >consideration. Shari Shari ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html