| Author: | Tamar Jeffers McDonald | ISBN: | 9780231503389 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press | Publication: | April 10, 2007 |
| Imprint: | WallFlower Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Tamar Jeffers McDonald |
| ISBN: | 9780231503389 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Publication: | April 10, 2007 |
| Imprint: | WallFlower Press |
| Language: | English |
Romantic Comedy offers an introduction to the analysis of a popular but overlooked film genre. The book provides an overview of Hollywood's romantic comedy conventions, examining iconography, narrative patterns, and ideology. Chapters discuss important subgroupings within the genre: screwball sex comedy and the radical romantic comedy of the 1970s. A final chapter traces the lasting influence of these earlier forms within current romantic comedies. Films include: Pillow Talk (1959), Annie Hall (1977), and You've Got Mail (1998).
Romantic Comedy offers an introduction to the analysis of a popular but overlooked film genre. The book provides an overview of Hollywood's romantic comedy conventions, examining iconography, narrative patterns, and ideology. Chapters discuss important subgroupings within the genre: screwball sex comedy and the radical romantic comedy of the 1970s. A final chapter traces the lasting influence of these earlier forms within current romantic comedies. Films include: Pillow Talk (1959), Annie Hall (1977), and You've Got Mail (1998).
