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THE HOLLYWOOD ROMANTIC COMEDY
CONVENTIONS, HISTORY AND CONTROVERSIES |
| By: |
Leger Grindon |
| Format: |
Other digital |
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£60.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1444395963 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781444395969 |
| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
3 September, 2012 |
| Series: |
New Approaches to Film Genre |
| Pages: |
232 |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
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 |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd) |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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