Musical films

film genre

film in which dance is a central element in the narrative

thumb|Betty Curtis in [[Ragazzi del Juke-Box (1959) by Lucio Fulci]] The musicarello (; : musicarelli) is a film subgenre which emerged in Italy and which is characterised by the presence in main roles of young singers, already famous among their peers, and their new record album. In the films there are almost always tender and chaste love stories accompanied by the desire to have fun and dance without thoughts. Musicarelli reflect the desire and need for emancipation of young Italians, highlighting some generational frictions. The genre began in the late 1950s, and had its peak of production