Description

Book Synopsis
Offers a critical study of the 'happy ending' in classical and contemporary Hollywood cinema. This book encourages students and scholars of film to reconsider some tenacious critical preconceptions, inviting them to approach afresh their understandings of perhaps the most infamous narrative convention in Hollywood cinema.

Happy Endings in Hollywood Cinema

    Product form

    £27.54

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £28.99 – you save £1.45 (5%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Tue 30 Jun 2026.

    A Paperback / softback by James MacDowell

    1 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Happy Endings in Hollywood Cinema by James MacDowell

      Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
      Publication Date: 30/11/2014
      ISBN13: 9780748699773, 978-0748699773
      ISBN10: 0748699775
      Also in:
      Film: styles and genres

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Offers a critical study of the 'happy ending' in classical and contemporary Hollywood cinema. This book encourages students and scholars of film to reconsider some tenacious critical preconceptions, inviting them to approach afresh their understandings of perhaps the most infamous narrative convention in Hollywood cinema.

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account