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This examination of dark comedies of the 1970s focuses on films which concealed black humour behind a misleading genre label. The book covers 12 essential films, including Harold and Maude (1971), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Being There (1979). These films reveal a compounding complexity that reinforces the absurdity at the heart of dark comedy.

Dark Comedies of the 1970s Twelve Pivotal

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    A Paperback by Wes D. Gehring

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      Publisher: McFarland & Company
      Publication Date: 3/29/2016 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780786495429, 978-0786495429
      ISBN10: 0786495421

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      Book Synopsis
      This examination of dark comedies of the 1970s focuses on films which concealed black humour behind a misleading genre label. The book covers 12 essential films, including Harold and Maude (1971), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Being There (1979). These films reveal a compounding complexity that reinforces the absurdity at the heart of dark comedy.

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