The Hollywood Romantic Comedy

Conventions, History, Controversies

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, History & Criticism, Performing Arts
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Author: Leger Grindon ISBN: 9781444395952
Publisher: Wiley Publication: March 1, 2011
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell Language: English
Author: Leger Grindon
ISBN: 9781444395952
Publisher: Wiley
Publication: March 1, 2011
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Language: English

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
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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.

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