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| published: | New York Columbia University Press 2007 ©2007 |
| Media Type: | Book, E-Book |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (145 pages) |
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| ISBN: |
9780231503389
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| Language: | English |
| Collection: | Filmuniversität Konrad Wolf Babelsberg |
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) |
| Intro Contents Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Romantic Comedy and Genre 2 Screwball Comedies 3 The Sex Comedy 4 The Radical Romantic Comedy 5 The Neo-Traditional Romantic Comedy Conclusion Notes Appendices Filmography Bibliography Index |