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Reeling with Laughter: American Film Comedies: From Anarchy to Mockumentary - Softcover

Alfonzo, Paige

 
9781442243644: Reeling with Laughter: American Film Comedies: From Anarchy to Mockumentary
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1442243643 ISBN 13: 9781442243644
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2014

Inhaltsangabe

Film comedy has been around as long as cinema itself. Over the years, particular forms of the genre have emerged, evolved, and spawned other branches of comedy. While these subgenres may vary in their approach to humor, all of them have the same goal: amusing audiences. In Reeling with Laughter: American Film Comedies-From Anarchy to Mockumentary, Michael V. Tueth examines some of the most enjoyable comic movies of all time. Beginning with the anarchic romp Duck Soup (1933), each chapter explores a specific subgenre through a representative film. Along with the Marx Brothers' classic, other subgenres discussed in this volume include romantic comedy (It Happened One Night), screwball comedy (Bringing Up Baby and What's Up, Doc?), musical comedy (Singin' in the Rain), sex farce (Some Like It Hot), satire (Dr. Strangelove), parody (Young Frankenstein), neurotic comedy (Annie Hall), Dionysian comedy (Animal House), mockumentary (Waiting for Guffman), and animated comedy (South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut).

In this volume, Tueth provides the background of each film's production and discusses their audience reception, critical appraisal, and the qualities that have characterized these enduring works. Reeling with Laughter will appeal to film students, as well as the general public eager to revisit these great American films.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Michael V. Tueth, SJ, teaches film and television studies in the Department of Communication and Media Studies at Fordham University. He is the author of Laughter in the Living Room: Television Comedy and the American Home Audience (2005).

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Verlag
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Erscheinungsdatum
2014
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1442243643
ISBN 13 
9781442243644
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
228
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