{"product_id":"comedy-films-a-teachers-guide-9781903663134","title":"Comedy Films - A Teachers Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brian Dunbar\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eComedy Films: A Teacher's Guide\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers the ideal introduction for teachers of GCSE and AS\/A level Film and Media Studies of a style of film-making that offers unique challenges when subject to study in the classroom. In a lengthy introduction, Brian Dunbar identifies generic conventions common to comedy (is it a 'genre' as such?) and goes on to consider them in relation to a series of detailed case studies. The key concepts of Media Studies are addressed through analysis of individual films using a historical narrative structure – from the silent comedy film (Buster Keaton's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe General\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), through Classical Hollywood 'screwball comedy' (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBringing Up Baby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), British comedy films (Ealing Studios and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Ladykillers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), foreign comedy (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJacques Tati\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and contemporary independent American comedy (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRushmore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). The author also examines Some Like it Hot and considers its status as 'the funniest movie ever made'.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Misc","offer_id":45268610252951,"sku":"9781903663134","price":1620.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781903663134.webp?v=1769236231","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/comedy-films-a-teachers-guide-9781903663134","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}