{"product_id":"tears-of-laughter-comedydrama-in-1990s-british-cinema-9780719070778","title":"Tears of laughter Comedydrama in 1990s British","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCritically explores the interactions of comedy and drama within a group of popular and influential British films released during the 90s, demonstrating that this was an innovative period in British film history. Films discussed include: 'Brassed Off', 'The Full Monty', 'East is East', 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' and 'Love Actually'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction ‘Tears of laughter’: comedy-drama in 1990s British cinema\u003cbr\u003eChapter one\u003cbr\u003e‘Things can only get better…’- comedies of class, culture and community\u003cbr\u003e2.1 Concepts of community, ‘comical’ cultural clashes and British cinema\u003cbr\u003e2.2 The ‘Ealing spirit’ and 1990s regional comedies\u003cbr\u003e2.3 Case studies: Brassed Off (1996) \u003cbr\u003eThe Full Monty (1997)\u003cbr\u003e2.4 Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eChapter two \u003cbr\u003eRacial discourses, ethnicity, and the ‘comic mode’ in contemporary British cinema\u003cbr\u003e3.1 ‘To love (or hate) thy neighbour?’ Situational comedy and racial conflicts in 1970s British film and television culture\u003cbr\u003e3.2 My Beautiful Laundrette (1986), a 1980s ethnic ‘soap opera’, and ‘Rita, Sue, Bob and Aslam Too’\u003cbr\u003e3.3 Developing notions of ethnic comedy-drama in 1990s British cinema\u003cbr\u003e3.4 Case Study: East is East (1999)\u003cbr\u003e3.5 Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eChapter three\u003cbr\u003eRomantic comedy and new beginnings in 1990s British cinema\u003cbr\u003e4.1 Conceptualising the ‘comic romance’\u003cbr\u003e4.2 Trends and traditions of romantic comic drama in British film culture\u003cbr\u003e4.3 Constructing romantic scenarios in 1990s British cinema\u003cbr\u003e4.4 Case studies: \u003cbr\u003eFour Weddings and a Funeral (1994) \u003cbr\u003e Notting Hill (1999)\u003cbr\u003e Love Actually (2003)\u003cbr\u003e4.5 Conclusion\u003cbr\u003eConclusion \u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eFilmography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037301637463,"sku":"9780719070778","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780719070778.jpg?v=1750935243","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/tears-of-laughter-comedydrama-in-1990s-british-cinema-9780719070778","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}