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The
American Film Institute's (AFI) 2006 polling, Greatest Movie
Musicals of All Time, highlighted the 25 Greatest Movie Musicals
of All Time. Other AFI pollings were for:
A
ballot was distributed in 2006 with 180
nominated musicals to a jury of over 500 leaders from the creative
community, including composers, musicians, film artists (directors,
screenwriters, actors, editors and cinematographers), critics and historians.
Due to the extensive number of memorable movie musicals in American
film, jurors were also allowed to write in votes for musicals that did
not already appear on the ballot.
The jurors were asked to consider the following criteria
in making their selections:
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MUSICAL - A feature-length American film*
in which music and lyrics significantly advance the
plot, develop character or are otherwise integral to the film narrative.
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HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE - Musicals that have
left an indelible mark on the history of the moving imagethrough
innovation in song and dance, visionary narrative devices or other
groundbreakingachievements.
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CREATIVE IMPACT - Musicals with songs that
evoke the memory of its film source, thus ensuring and enlivening
both the music and the movies historical legacy.
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LEGACY - Musicals that continue to inspire
artists and audiences alike.
*AFI defines an American film as an English language
motion picture with significant creative and/or financial production
elements from the United States. AFI defines a feature-length film as
a motion picture of narrative format that is typically over 60 minutes
in length.
See also this
site's informative sections on Greatest
Musical Song/Dance Movie Moments and Scenes (illustrated) and
the genre of Musical Films.
Note: The films that are marked with a yellow star
are
the films that "The Greatest Films" site has selected as the 100
Greatest Films.
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