Film Comedy

Name: Film Comedy
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ISBN: 9781903364352

ISBN-10: 1903364353

ISBN-13: 9781903364352

Edition: 2002

Authors: Geoff King, Wood

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What exactly is film comedy and what is the basis for its widespread appeal? Film Comedy uses formal, socio-historical and industrial perspectives to answer this question. What, for example, is the basis of the appeal of gross-out comedy in films such as There's Something About Mary and American Pie? What is the relationship between comedy and narrative, from early silent slapstick to the performance of actors such as Steve Martin and Jim Carrey? How has romantic comedy changed, or remained the same, from the 1930s to today? What happens when comedy is put to more serious ends in satire ranging from works produced under communism in Eastern Europe and Cuba to Hollywood features such as…

Book details

List price: $21.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Publication date: 7/31/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 0.61" wide x 0.92" long x 0.06" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



list of illustrations


acknowledgements


introduction: taking comedy seriously



comedy and narrative



transgressions and regressions



satire and parody



comedy and representation



comedy beyond comedy


notes


filmography


bibliography


index