{"product_id":"british-comedy-cinema-9780415666671","title":"British Comedy Cinema","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): I.Q. Hunter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritish comedy cinema has been a mainstay of domestic production since the beginning of the last Century and arguably the most popular and important genre in British film history. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis edited volume will offer the first comprehensive account of the rich and popular history of British comedy cinema from silent slapstick and satire to contemporary romantic comedy. Using a loosely chronological approach, essays cover successive decades of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and 21\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e Century with a combination of case studies on key personalities, production cycles and studio output along with fresh approaches to issues of class and gender representation. It will present new research on familiar comedy cycles such as the \u003cem\u003eEaling Comedies\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCarry On\u003c\/em\u003e films as well as the largely undocumented silent period along with the rise of television spin offs from the 1970s and the development of animated comedy from 1915 to the present. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilms covered include: \u003cem\u003eSt Trinians, A Fish Called Wanda, Brassed Off, Local Hero, The\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eFull Monty, Four Lions\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIn the Loop\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors: \u003c\/strong\u003e Melanie Bell, Alan Burton, James Chapman, Richard Dacre, Ian Hunter, James Leggott, Sharon Lockyer, Andy Medhurst, Lawrence Napper, Tim O'Sullivan, Laraine Porter, Justin Smith, Sarah Street, Peter Waymark, Paul Wells\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45235993444503,"sku":"9780415666671","price":3854.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415666671.webp?v=1769211570","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/british-comedy-cinema-9780415666671","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}