{"product_id":"chaplins-war-trilogy-an-evolving-lens-in-three-dark-comedies-1918-1947-9780786474653","title":"Chaplin's War Trilogy: An Evolving Lens in Three Dark Comedies, 1918-1947","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Wes D. Gehring\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book examines Charlie Chaplin's evolving perspective on dark comedy in his three war films, \u003ci\u003eShoulder Arms\u003c\/i\u003e (1918), \u003ci\u003eThe Great Dictator\u003c\/i\u003e (1940), and \u003ci\u003eMonsieur Verdoux\u003c\/i\u003e (1947). In the first he uses the genre in a groundbreaking manner but yet for a pro-war cause. In Dictator dark comedy is applied in an antiwar way. In \u003ci\u003eMonsieur Verdoux\u003c\/i\u003e Chaplin embraces the genre as an individual in defense against a society out to destroy him. All three are pivotal films in the development of the genre in film, with the latter two movies being very controversial for their time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46488056299671,"sku":"9780786474653","price":3725.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786474653.jpg?v=1766336668","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/chaplins-war-trilogy-an-evolving-lens-in-three-dark-comedies-1918-1947-9780786474653","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}