The Hollywood Romantic Comedy : Conventions, History and Controversies

By (author) Grindon, Leger

The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films.* Provides a detailed interpretation of important romantic comedy films from as early as 1932 to movies made in the twenty-first century* Presents a full analysis of the range of romantic comedy conventions, including dramatic conflicts, characters, plots, settings, and the function of humor* Develops a survey of romantic comedy movies and builds a canon of key films from Hollywood's classical era right up to the present day* Chapters work as discrete studies as well as within the larger context of the book

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  • List of Plates. Acknowledgements. 1 Introduction. 2 History, Cycles, and Society. 3 Thinking Seriously About Laughter and Romance. 4 Trouble in Paradise (1932): What is the Trouble in Paradise? 5 His Girl Friday (1940): Jailbreak! 6 The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944): The Home Front Romantic Comedy. 7 Adam's Rib (1949): Anatomy Lesson. 8 Some Like It Hot (1959): Riding Sidesaddle. 9 The Graduate (1967): Counter-Conventions and Cultural Change. 10 Annie Hall (1977): The Trials of Partnership. 11 When Harry Met Sally (1989): Friendship, Sex, and Courtship. 12 There's Something About Mary (1998): Parody and the Grotesque. 13 Waitress (2007): Women's Ambivalence. A Chronology of Prominent Hollywood Romantic Comedies. References. Index.

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書名 The Hollywood Romantic Comedy : Conventions, History and Controversies
著作者等 Grindon, Leger
書名別名 Conventions, History and Controversies
出版元 Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
刊行年月 2011.03.01
ページ数 232p
ISBN 9781444395952
言語 英語
出版国 イギリス
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