Wes Gehring

American Dark Comedy

Beyond Satire

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Produktbeschreibung

From Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it. Movies discussed include: Slaughterhouse Five , Catch-2, Clockwork Orange, Harold and Maude, Heathers, and Natural Born Killers.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Praeger
• Seitenzahl: 220
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 1996
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 501g
• ISBN-13: 9780313261848
• ISBN-10: 0313261849
• Artikelnr.: 22015102

Autorenporträt

WES D. GEHRING is a Professor in the Department of Communications at Ball State University. He was named BSU Outstanding Young Faculty, 1982-1983 and Outstanding Researcher, 1985-1986.

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations Foreword by R. Karl Largent Preface Acknowledgments
Historical Literary Overview Selected American Dark Comedy Films and Themes
Dismantling Dictators: "Marxist" or Otherwise Coming of Age.With a
Vengeance When Film Noir Becomes Dark Comedy Conclusions Appendix: Selected
Filmography Selected Bibliography