Writing with Music: Self-Reflexivity in the Screenplays of Walter Reisch

• Published in: Arts (Basel) Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 13
• Main Authors: Tieber, Claus, Wintersteller, Christina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Brackett, Charles; Consciousness; Context; Film & stage music; film history; film music; Film musicals; Genre; Intertextuality; Motion pictures; Music; Musical performances; Reflexivity; Screenplays; Screenwriters; screenwriting research

Self-reflexivity is a significant characteristic of Austro-German cinema during the early sound film period, particular in films that revolve around musical topics. Many examples of self-reflexive cinematic instances are connected to music in one way or another. The various ways in which music is in...