Celestino Deleyto

The secret life of romantic comedy

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Produktbeschreibung

Winner of the Enrique Garcia Diez book award for literary research (2009), "The""Secret Life of Romantic Comedy" offers a new approach to one of the most popular and resilient genres in the history of Hollywood. Steering away from the rigidity and ideological determinism of traditional accounts of the genre, this book advocates a more flexible theory, which allows the student to explore the presence of the genre in unexpected places, extending the concept to encompass films that are not usually considered romantic comedies. Combining theory with detailed analyses of a selection of films, including "To Be or Not to Be" (1942), "Rear Window" (1954), "Kiss Me Stupid" (1964), "Crimes and Misdemeanors" (1989) and "Before Sunset" (2004), the book aims to provide a practical framework for the exploration of a key area of contemporary experience -- intimate matters -- through one of its most powerful filmic representations: the genre of romantic comedy. Original and entertaining, "The""Secret Life of Romantic Comedy "is perfect for students and academics of film and film genre.

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The secret life of romantic comedy offers a fresh approach to one of the most popular Hollywood genres in recent years and analyses the cultural impact of generic conventions in the construction of issues of intimacy and sexuality.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 264g
• ISBN-13: 9780719085598
• ISBN-10: 0719085594
• Artikelnr.: 33614317

Autorenporträt

Celestino Deleyto is Professor in English Literature and Film at the University of Zaragoza, Spain.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction 1. The theory of
romantic comedy Romantic comedy and laughter Happy endings, forgotten
middles and the ideology of romantic comedy The space of romantic comedy
The Sydney issue Genres and films 2. Comic negotiations I. Laughter, love
and World War II: *To be or not to be* Love and the invasion of Poland A
table for three: the love triangle Lubitsch meets screwball royalty That
great, great Polish actor Performing love, performing war II. Romantic
comedy in no man's land: Kiss me, stupid Romantic comedy in the 1950s
Satire and comedy Moral standards and character identification Climaxing in
Climax Bang, bang Comic combinations 3. Romantic comedy on the dark side I.
The other thrills of *Rear window* Look at me Society calling It started
with a kiss The neverending story II. The space of comedy and beyond:
*Crimes and misdemeanors* Love, faith and the comic space Inside the Statue
of Liberty or love in the time of cholera Splitting genres The fisher king
and the future generations 4. Contemporary romantic comedy and the
discourse of independence Love in real time: *Before sunset* The realities
of love Walking and talking Sex and the city Bibliography Index