Chaplin's _Limelight_ is about a dancer played by Claire Bloom. Scott Andrew Hutchins Examine The Life of Timon of Athens at Cracks in the Fourth Wall Theatre & Filmworks http://mywebpages.comcast.net/scottandrewh "To destroy an offender cannot benefit society so much as to redeem im." --L. Frank Baum, _The Flying Girl_, 1911 ----- Original Message ----- From: "BARBARA BAKER" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 4:45 PM Subject: Re: Dance in film > Baz Luhrmann's "Strictly Ballroom" has an international (Australian) > slant, all kinds of Hollywood musicals, including several not yet > mentioned ("An American in Paris," "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,""Gypsy, > "West Side Story," etc.) plus stories about dancers, e.g. "Damsel in > Distress," "Dance, Girl, Dance" etc.). > > Barbara Baker > Professor of Communication > Central Missouri State University > Warrensburg, MO. 64093 > [log in to unmask] > > > >>> [log in to unmask] 04/02/02 03:02AM >>> > A friend is interested in putting together a class on dance in film. > I'm quoting her mail below. > > "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. > > Thanks! > Melis Behlil. > > ---- > Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the > University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu > > ---- > Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite > http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite