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Explores over four decades of satirical and dark comedy films.

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Delivers a solid overview of the tradition of satire in our culture. McCaffrey has gone to particular effort to research pre-production scripts and other archival material when available...details prove helpful in pointing out exactly how a director portrayed satiric intent and how the final result relates to the original literary source. * Film Quarterly *
...a firmly-founded study...Essential reading for serious students of film...[McCaffrey] is dealing with material closest to his heart. This book is his richest work. * Grand Forks [Sd] Herald *
...a great topic and a glance at it makes me confident about the treatment. * Institute For Cinema and Culture, University Of Iowa *
...deftly organized...the analysis...is lucid and compelling...An immensely readable work that whets the intellectual curiosity for more on the subject. * CHOICE *

Assault on Society Satirical Literature to Film

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      Publisher: Scarecrow Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/06/1992
      ISBN13: 9780810825079, 978-0810825079
      ISBN10: 0810825074

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores over four decades of satirical and dark comedy films.

      Trade Review
      Delivers a solid overview of the tradition of satire in our culture. McCaffrey has gone to particular effort to research pre-production scripts and other archival material when available...details prove helpful in pointing out exactly how a director portrayed satiric intent and how the final result relates to the original literary source. * Film Quarterly *
      ...a firmly-founded study...Essential reading for serious students of film...[McCaffrey] is dealing with material closest to his heart. This book is his richest work. * Grand Forks [Sd] Herald *
      ...a great topic and a glance at it makes me confident about the treatment. * Institute For Cinema and Culture, University Of Iowa *
      ...deftly organized...the analysis...is lucid and compelling...An immensely readable work that whets the intellectual curiosity for more on the subject. * CHOICE *

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