An analysis of the great Hollywood classic comedy genre from "Bringing up Baby" in the 1930s right up to Dustin Hoffman's "Tootsie", this book also looks at the work of Bob Hope, Mae West and Woody Allen in order to discover the social and sexual dynamics of film comedy. Babington and Evans have also co-authored "Blue Skies and Silver Linings". The book is intended for students of film studies and enthusiasts of American popular culture.
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Editions-Typ
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
index, 18 b&w film stills
Maße
Höhe: 216 mm
Breite: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-2291-3 (9780719022913)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
"Education Sentimentale" - "Bringing up Baby" and the golden age of Hollywood comedy; "The Love Parade" - Lubitsch and romantic comedy; "Joking Apart" - three comedians - Bob Hope, Mae West and Woody Allen; the 50s- a meditation on comedy in the age of conformity; "Starting Over" - romantic comedy today.
