Hollywood Screwball Comedy 1934-1945: Sex, Love, and Democratic Ideals Halbout Grgoire
Grgoire Halbout provides a comprehensive overview of the screwball comedy film subgenre, giving it its rightful place among genres, eschewing the auteurist approach and including many "minor" works…
Specifikacia Hollywood Screwball Comedy 1934-1945: Sex, Love, and Democratic Ideals Halbout Grgoire
Grgoire Halbout provides a comprehensive overview of the screwball comedy film subgenre, giving it its rightful place among genres, eschewing the auteurist approach and including many "minor" works never before analyzed through the screwball genre lens. His book seeks to explain how these romantic comedies responded to the expectations of a booming American middle class eager for a liberation of morals with extravagant plotlines, verbal humor, and a deployment of slapstick techniques gleaned from the silent era.It unfolds over three reflections, opening with a cross-sectional perspective on the history and definition of Hollywood Screwball comedy relative to other forms of classical Hollywood comedy. Building on the work of Cavell, Altman, and Gehring, Halbout analyzes the socio-historical context, the etymology of the term screwball, the reflexivity of filmic discourse, and the
Love, Sex and Dharma
COUPLES AND GIRLS LOVE SEX
Love and Money, Sex and Death
Love, Sex, Death and Words