Screwball comedy and film noir unexpected connections /
"This illustrated overview presents a comprehensive comparative analysis of Screwball Comedy and Film Noir, two popular Hollywood genres that emerged at nearly the same time. Two appendices offer a comprehensive filmography of Screwball comedies from 1934 through 1954 and a selected filmography of F...
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| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, N.C. :
McFarland & Co.,
2012.
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Toward defnitions of screwball comedy and film noir
- Historical context of classical screwball comedy and classical film noir
- Genre analysis: classifying noir and screwball as genres
- Corresponding cinematic conventions in screwball comedy and film noir
- Comparative analyses of select screwball comedies and films noirs.