The Hollywood Romantic Comedy: Conventions, History And Controversies (new Approaches To Film Genre)
by Leger Grindon /
2011 / English / PDF
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The most uptodate study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twentyfirst 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 twentyfirst 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 Hollywoods classical era right up to the present day Chapters work as discrete studies as well as within the larger context of the book
