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Romantic Comedy examines the history of the genre, considering the social and cultural context for key developments in new genre cycles. It studies the key themes and issues at work within romantic comedy films, focusing in particular on the representation of gender and how the genre acts as a barometer for gender politics in the course of the twentieth century.
Claire Mortimer provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the genre, tracing its development, enduring appeal, stars and the nature of its comedy. Mortimer discusses both British and Hollywood classic and contemporary romantic comedies, ranging from canonical films to more recent examples which have taken the genre in new directions. In-depth case studies span a wide variety of films, including:
It Happened One Night
Bringing Up Baby
Annie Hall
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Bridget Jones's Diary
Wimbledon
Knocked Up
Sex and the City
This book is the perfect introduction to the romantic comedy genre and will be particularly useful for all those investigating this area within film, media or women's studies.
Romantic Comedy examines the history of the genre, considering the social and cultural context for key developments in new genre cycles. It studies the key themes and issues at work within romantic comedy films, focusing in particular on the representation of gender and how the genre acts as a barometer for gender politics in the course of the twentieth century.
Claire Mortimer provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of the genre, tracing its development, enduring appeal, stars and the nature of its comedy. Mortimer discusses both British and Hollywood classic and contemporary romantic comedies, ranging from canonical films to more recent examples which have taken the genre in new directions. In-depth case studies span a wide variety of films, including:
It Happened One Night
Bringing Up Baby
Annie Hall
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Bridget Jones's Diary
Wimbledon
Knocked Up
Sex and the City
This book is the perfect introduction to the romantic comedy genre and will be particularly useful for all those investigating this area within film, media or women's studies.
Claire Mortimer read Film and English Literature at the University of East Anglia. She has worked as a Media and Film Studies teacher for many years, and has been an assistant examiner for Media Studies AS examinations with AQA. She is currently the Head of AS Media Studies and a Lecturer in Film Studies at Colchester Sixth Form College.
[...] Selected Contents: List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements 1. The romantic comedy: an introduction 2. The heroine of the romantic comedy 3. The hero of the romantic comedy 4. The comedy of romance 5. The British romantic comedy 6. The stars of the romantic comedy 7. Happily ever after? Appendix 1 - Romantic Comedy timeline Filmography Bibliography Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Kunst |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Theater & Film |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780415548632 |
| ISBN-10: | 0415548632 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Mortimer, Claire |
| Hersteller: | Routledge |
| Maße: | 198 x 129 x 10 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Claire Mortimer |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 26.03.2010 |
| Gewicht: | 0,196 kg |
Claire Mortimer read Film and English Literature at the University of East Anglia. She has worked as a Media and Film Studies teacher for many years, and has been an assistant examiner for Media Studies AS examinations with AQA. She is currently the Head of AS Media Studies and a Lecturer in Film Studies at Colchester Sixth Form College.
[...] Selected Contents: List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements 1. The romantic comedy: an introduction 2. The heroine of the romantic comedy 3. The hero of the romantic comedy 4. The comedy of romance 5. The British romantic comedy 6. The stars of the romantic comedy 7. Happily ever after? Appendix 1 - Romantic Comedy timeline Filmography Bibliography Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Kunst |
| Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
| Thema: | Theater & Film |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
| ISBN-13: | 9780415548632 |
| ISBN-10: | 0415548632 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Mortimer, Claire |
| Hersteller: | Routledge |
| Maße: | 198 x 129 x 10 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Claire Mortimer |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 26.03.2010 |
| Gewicht: | 0,196 kg |
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