It Happened One Night
Published on 20. August 2009
152 pages
978-1-4443-1016-0 (ISBN)
Description
A movie that swept the 1934 Academy Awards and captivatedDepression-era America, It Happened One Night challenged theways Americans imagined marriage, romance, gender, and classdifference. This book examines key scenes and formal features ofIt Happened One Night, and explores its lasting importancein film history and in cultural studies.
* Consideration of the film's role in establishing thegenre of the romantic comedy film
* Investigations into the film's persistent sexuality andits creativity in avoiding Depression-era censorship
* Establishment of the cultural, economic, and political contextof a film that directly addresses the Depression and classissues
* Exploration of how the film invokes and develops the stardom ofClark Gable and Claudette Colbert and how this stardom intersectswith the film's topics of gender, genre, sexuality, andclass
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"Filled with clearly explained theory, it is an exemplary guide forfilm students and teachers. Its shrewd reading of the film empowersthe text; the meticulous research and subtle analysis issophisticated enough for high level readers yet accessible enoughfor those new to the field. ... This book is not just forlovers of Capra, Gable, or even 'old films'--the concepts ofgender, class, stardom, and censorship developed in this text arepertinent for any film buff." (M/C Reviews, April 2010)"Mizejewski is marvelously alert to the romance, sex, classfeeling and star power that made It Happened One Night alandmark comedy. An indispensable guide to what "It" isall about." Maria DiBattista, Princeton University "Linda Mizejewski's It Happened One Night, likeFrank Capra's, is tough-minded and tender, politically anddiscursively astute, yet open to the humor and mystery of "youngpeople in love." Her command of the scholarship isimpressive, her prose is nimble and sharp. A landmark studyof a landmark film." Leland Poague, Iowa StateUniversity "What a wonderful read! Mizejewski's witty andlucid study of It Happened One Night offers a knowledgeableintroduction not only to this important film but to the genre ofromantic comedy and the scholarship it has inspired." Kathleen Rowe Karlyn, University of OregonMore details
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Linda Mizejewski is Professor of Women's Studies at Ohio State University.
Content
Introduction.
1.Rules and Unruliness: Screwball Comedy and the Road Movie.
2. The Production Code and the Wall of Jericho.
3. Contexts: Capra, Class, and Depression-Era America.
4. Stardom: Gable and Colbert
