| Film Comedy Contributor(s): King, Geoff (Author) |
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ISBN: 1903364353 ISBN-13: 9781903364352 Publisher: Wallflower Press OUR PRICE: $20.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2002 Annotation: 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 "Bullworth" and "Wag the Dog"? To what extent is comedy nation-specific? And what is the role of comic relief in Hollywood action movies and black comedy such as "American Psycho" and "Man Bites Dog." |
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| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.34" W x 9.18" (1.02 lbs) 208 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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 Bullworth and Wag the Dog? To what extent is comedy nation-specific? And what is the role of comic relief in Hollywood action movies and black comedy such as American Psycho and Man Bites Dog. |
Contributor Bio(s): King, Geoff: - Geoff King is professor of film and television studies at Brunel University and the author of American Independent Cinema (IB Taurus 2005); Indiewood, U.S.A.: Where Hollywood Meets Independent Cinema (IB Taurus 2009); and Art Cinema: Positioning Films and the Contruction of Cultural Value (IB Taurus 2018). |