{"product_id":"hitchcock-and-humor-9781476673561","title":"Hitchcock and Humor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Woody Allen''s \u003ci\u003eManhattan Murder Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e has been described as a kind of \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e for retirees. As this quote suggests, an analysis of Alfred Hitchcock''s methodical use of comedy in his films is past due.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   One of Turner Classic Movies'' on-screen scholars for their summer 2017 online Hitchcock class, the author grew tired of misleading throwaway references to the director''s comic relief. This book examines what should be obvious: Hitchcock systematically incorporated assorted types of comedy--black humor, parody, farce\/screwball comedy and romantic comedy--in his films to entertain his audience with comic thrillers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gehring remains supreme in film comedy scholarship” - \u003cem\u003eChoice\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040440287575,"sku":"9781476673561","price":41.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476673561.jpg?v=1750946756","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hitchcock-and-humor-9781476673561","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}