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 INDICE: Introduction 1. History, Cycles and Society 2. Thinking Seriously about Laughter and Romance 3. What is the Trouble in Paradise?: Trouble in Paradise (1932) 4. Jailbreak: His Girl Friday (1940) 5. The Home Front RomanticComedy and The Miracle of Morgans Creek (1944) 6. Anatomy Lesson: Adams Rib (1949) 7. Riding Sidesaddle in Some Like It Hot (1959) 8. Counter Conventionsand Cultural Change in The Graduate (1967) 9. The Trials of Partnership in Annie Hall (1977) 10. Friendship, Sex and Courtship in When Harry Met Sally (1989) 11. Parody and the Grotesque in There's Something About Mary (1998) 12. Women's Ambivalence in Waitress (2007)

• ISBN: 978-1-4051-8266-9
• Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 232
• Fecha Publicación: 18/03/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés