Music音乐之声.doc

The Sound of Music《音乐之声》 Part One Understanding the Movie Cultural Background of the Film The sound of Music (1965) won the following Oscar rewards in 1966. Best Director: Robert Wise; Best Film Editing: Williaim Reynolds; Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment: Irwin Kostal; Best Picture: Robert Wise; Best Sound: Fred Hynes; Nominated Oscar Best Actress: Julie Andrews. Julie Elizabeth Wells was born of October 1,1935, in England, and was exposed to dance and music even before she could walk or talk. When her father discovered that his daughter had perfect pitch he enrolled her in singing lessons. At 10 Julie joined her parents’ vaudeville act and became so popular that at 12 she opened on her own at the London Hippodrome. Her career soon eclipsed her parents’, and at 13 she performed for the queen. Her parents retired as Andrews’ career blossomed, making the teenager the breadwinner for her parents and siblings. Andrews performed Cinderella at the London Palladium and made her Broadway debut in 1954 in the old fashioned musical. America was smitten with this teenage star, and only a year later she won the starring role in My Fair Lady. Both the play and Julie Andrews became tremendous hits in New York and London. Musical and Dance Films Task 1. Read the following text and then give the working definition of musical films. According to the definition, write down the musical films you have seen or tick the ones in the list. Musical and dance films were the last of the major film genres, as they were dependent on sound. With the coming of sound motion pictures, the musical film genre emerged from its roots: stage musicals. Musical and dance films are cinematic forms which emphasize song and dance routines in a significant way, or they are films which are centered on combinations of music, dance, song of choreography. Musicals highlight various musical artists of dancing stars, with lyrics which support the story line, often with an alternative vision o