Romantic Comedy Boy Meets Girl Meets Genre - Short Cuts

Tamar Jeffers McDonald

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Publisher's Synopsis

Romantic Comedy offers an introduction to the analysis of a popular but overlooked film genre. The book provides an overview of Hollywood's romantic comedy conventions, examining iconography, narrative patterns, and ideology. Chapters discuss important subgroupings within the genre: screwball sex comedy and the radical romantic comedy of the 1970s. A final chapter traces the lasting influence of these earlier forms within current romantic comedies. Films include: Pillow Talk (1959), Annie Hall (1977), and You've Got Mail (1998).

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Wallflower Press

Columbia University Press seeks to enhance Columbia University's educational and research mission by publishing outstanding original works by scholars and other intellectuals that contribute to an understanding of global human concerns. The Press also reflects the importance of its location in New York City in its publishing programs. Through book, reference, electronic publishing, and distribution services, the Press broadens the university's international reputation.

Book information

ISBN:	9781905674022
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Imprint:	Wallflower Press
Pub date:	15 Apr 2007
DEWEY:	791.43617
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	133
Weight:	216g
Height:	200mm
Width:	153mm
Spine width:	10mm