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Vividly bringing to light the tradition of physical comedy in the French cabaret, café-concert, and early French film comedy, this book answers the perplexing question, "Why do the French love Jerry Lewis?" It shows how Lewis touches a nerve in the French cultural memory because, more than any other film comic, he incarnates a distinctively French tradition of performance style.

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"Why the French Love Jerry Lewis invites readers to consider the power of performance and cinematic illusion to tickle the funny-bone and agitate the senses, to produce involuntary laughter and shivers of delight." -- Michele Pierson * University of Queensland *
"Gordon's tome offers insights into German Expressionism, French eccentricity, and why large American audiences were thrilled with the late Marty Feldman, Sam Kinison, and Andy Kaufman." * Humor *

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CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Why the French Love Jerry Lewis From Cabaret to

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/04/2002
      ISBN13: 9780804738941, 978-0804738941
      ISBN10: 0804738947

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Vividly bringing to light the tradition of physical comedy in the French cabaret, café-concert, and early French film comedy, this book answers the perplexing question, "Why do the French love Jerry Lewis?" It shows how Lewis touches a nerve in the French cultural memory because, more than any other film comic, he incarnates a distinctively French tradition of performance style.

      Trade Review
      "Why the French Love Jerry Lewis invites readers to consider the power of performance and cinematic illusion to tickle the funny-bone and agitate the senses, to produce involuntary laughter and shivers of delight." -- Michele Pierson * University of Queensland *
      "Gordon's tome offers insights into German Expressionism, French eccentricity, and why large American audiences were thrilled with the late Marty Feldman, Sam Kinison, and Andy Kaufman." * Humor *

      Table of Contents
      CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

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