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Falling in Love Again: Romantic Comedy in Contemporary Cinema
Stacey (Ed) Abbott
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Description for Falling in Love Again: Romantic Comedy in Contemporary Cinema
Paperback. Revisits and reflects on romantic comedies. This book considers the films and issues that illustrate the diversity of the genre, from the pleasures of "Miss Congeniality" and the rom-com persona of J-Lo and Bill Murray, to high school prom-coms and indie romantic comedies. It also explores male-centred romances like "Wedding Crashers". Editor(s): Abbott, Stacey; Jermyn, Deborah. Num Pages: 272 pages, 15 b/w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 380.
Romantic comedy has long been a mainstay of the movies, from the classic screwballs of the 1930s, through Woody Allen's 'nervous comedies' of the 1970s, to the current great Hollywood revival, featuring such movies as "Maid in Manhattan" and "Lost in Translation"; yet rom-coms have often struggled to be taken seriously.This original anthology from an international collection of contributors updates, revisits and reflects on today's romantic comedies. It considers the films and issues that illustrate the breathtaking diversity of the genre, from the queer pleasures of "Miss Congeniality" and the rom-com persona of J-Lo and Bill Murray, to high school ... Read more
Romantic comedy has long been a mainstay of the movies, from the classic screwballs of the 1930s, through Woody Allen's 'nervous comedies' of the 1970s, to the current great Hollywood revival, featuring such movies as "Maid in Manhattan" and "Lost in Translation"; yet rom-coms have often struggled to be taken seriously.This original anthology from an international collection of contributors updates, revisits and reflects on today's romantic comedies. It considers the films and issues that illustrate the breathtaking diversity of the genre, from the queer pleasures of "Miss Congeniality" and the rom-com persona of J-Lo and Bill Murray, to high school ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845117719
SKU
V9781845117719
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About Stacey (Ed) Abbott
Stacey Abbott is Senior Lecturer in Film and TV at Roehampton University. She is the author of 'Celluloid Vampires' (2007), editor of 'Reading "Angel'" and co-editor of 'Investigating "Alias'", both I.B. Tauris. She is Series Editor of Tauris' Investigating Cult TV Series. Deborah Jermyn is Senior Lecturer in Film and TV at Roehampton University. She is the author of 'Crime ... Read more
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