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The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films.
  • Provides a detailed interpretation of important romantic comedy films from as early as 1932 to movies made in the twenty-first century
  • Presents a full analysis of the range of romantic comedy conventions, including dramatic conflicts, characters, plots, settings, and the function of humor
  • Develops a survey of romantic comedy movies and builds a canon of key films from Hollywood's classical era right up to the present day
  • Chapters work as discrete studies as well as within the larger context of the book

The Hollywood Romantic Comedy: Conventions, History, Controversies

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The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this... Read more

    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 18/03/2011
    ISBN13: 9781405182652, 978-1405182652
    ISBN10: 1405182652

    Number of Pages: 240

    Description

    The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films.
    • Provides a detailed interpretation of important romantic comedy films from as early as 1932 to movies made in the twenty-first century
    • Presents a full analysis of the range of romantic comedy conventions, including dramatic conflicts, characters, plots, settings, and the function of humor
    • Develops a survey of romantic comedy movies and builds a canon of key films from Hollywood's classical era right up to the present day
    • Chapters work as discrete studies as well as within the larger context of the book

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