Introduction; 1. The aesthete in the factory; 2. Uptown folk: Cabin in the Sky (1943); 3. Third nature: Meet Me in St. Louis (1944); 4. Comedy, patriachy, consumerism: Father of the Bride (1950); 5. Citizen shields: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952); 6. Vincente meets Vincent: Lust for Life (1956); Notes; Chronology; Filmography.
This 1993 book examines the career of Vincente Minnelli, MGM's leading director of musicals, melodramas, and comedies in the 1940s and 1950s.
"Naremore's feeling for ideological nuance becomes translated into a textual alertness and a sense of detail rarely encountered in academic film study. One emerges from this book with the same sense of renewal one would get from seeing a Minnelli film in a restored print." Cineaste "...surprisingly informative and thought-provoking. As the author points out in his introduction, he has tried not only to discuss Minnelli's work but also provide 'insights into the romantic imagination, American show business, and commodity culture in general.' All this he has done--and done it well." Anthony Slide, Classic Images
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