%0 Journal Article %T JAZZ E CRIME ORGANIZADO EM KANSAS CITY %A Elder K£¿ei Itikawa Tanaka %J Lumen et Virtus %D 2010 %I JackBran Consult Ltda. %X This essay aims at analyzing the problematic relationship between jazz and gangsterism in Robert Altman¡¯s Kansas City (1996). Through an analysis of the film¡¯s final sequence, we will bring up a historical background about the theme and investigate how the connection between musical production and organized crime is established through the formal construction of the movie. %K jazz %K organized crime %K gangsterismo %K north-american film %U http://www.jackbran.com.br/lumen_et_virtus/numero2/eldertanaka.html