| Why the French Love Jerry Lewis: From Cabaret to Early Cinema Contributor(s): Gordon, Rae Beth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0804738939 ISBN-13: 9780804738934 Publisher: Stanford University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Comedy |
| Dewey: 792.709 |
| LCCN: 00052649 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6" W x 9" (1.27 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - French - Cultural Region - Western Europe |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Vividly bringing to light the tradition of physical comedy in the French cabaret, café-concert, and early French film comedy, this book answers the perplexing question, "Why do the French love Jerry Lewis?" It shows how Lewis touches a nerve in the French cultural memory because, more than any other film comic, he incarnates a distinctively French tradition of performance style. |