Grindon, Leger
The Hollywood Romantic Comedy: Conventions, History and Controversies
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
Avainsanat: Film studies, humor, sex, romance, love, romcom, Annie Hall, The Graduate, When Harry Met Sally
- Tekijä(t)
- Grindon, Leger
- Julkaisija
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Julkaisuvuosi
- 2010
- Kieli
- en
- Painos
- 1
- Sarja
- New Approaches to Film Genre
- Sivumäärä
- 224 sivua
- Kategoriat
- Taide, taidehistoria
- Yleisteokset
- Tiedostomuoto
- E-kirja
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781444395952
- Painetun ISBN
- 9781405182652