The Hollywood Romantic Comedy. Conventions, History and Controversies - Leger Grindon
| Автор: | Leger Grindon |
| Издательство: | John Wiley & Sons Limited |
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| Жанр произведения: | Кинематограф, театр |
| Год издания: | 0 |
| isbn: | 9781444395945 |
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