The Grindon, Leger 1949- creator text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. mau Malden, MA Wiley-Blackwell 2011 monographic eng

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1 online resource (xii, 214 pages) : illustrations. The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films. Introduction -- History, cycles and society -- Thinking seriously about laughter and romance -- What is the trouble in paradise? : Trouble in paradise (1932) -- Jailbreak : His girl friday (1940) -- The home front romantic comedy and The miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944) -- Anatomy lesson : Adam's rib (1949) -- Riding sidesaddle in Some like it hot (1959) -- Counter conventions and cultural change in The graduate (1967) -- The trials of partnership in Annie Hall (1977) -- Friendship, sex and courtship in When Harry met Sally (1989) -- Parody and the grotesque in There's something about Mary (1998) -- Women's ambivalence in Waitress. Leger Grindon. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Romantic comedy films United States History and criticism Love in motion pictures Fine Arts ART Film & Video PERFORMING ARTS Film & Video Reference Love in motion pictures Romantic comedy films United States PN1995.9.C55 G75 2011eb 791.43/617 791.436543 Grindon, Leger, 1949- Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011 (DLC) 2010043498 (OCoLC)670418664 9781444395969 1444395963 9781444395945 1444395947 1283408368 9781283408363 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444395969 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444395969 EBLCP 110530 20171119084246.0 ocn727648810 eng