{"product_id":"duck-soup-9781839022258","title":"Duck Soup","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): J. Hoberman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: British Film Institute\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: British Film Institute\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Marx Brothers are universally considered to be classic Hollywood's preeminent comedy team and \u003ci\u003eDuck Soup \u003c\/i\u003eis generally regarded as their quintessential film. A topical satire of dictatorship and government in general, the movie was a critical failure and box-office let-down on its initial release in 1933. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJ. Hoberman's study of the film traces its reputation history, from the initial disappointment of its release, to its rise to cult status in the 1960s when the Marx's anarchic, anti-establishment humor seemed again timely. Hoberman places \u003ci\u003eDuck Soup\u003c\/i\u003e, alongside analogous comedies-\u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), the Beatles films, \u003ci\u003eMorgan! \u003c\/i\u003e(1966), \u003ci\u003eThe President's Analyst\u003c\/i\u003e (1967) and \u003ci\u003eThe Producers \u003c\/i\u003e(1968). It attained canonical stature as a touchstone for Woody Allen and would be recognized by the Library of Congress in the 1990s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoberman's analysis provides a historical and political context as well as an in-depth production history, drawing on primary sources and emphasizing director McCarey's prior work along with the Marx Brothers as well as the situation at Paramount, a substantial synopsis, and an account of the movie's initial reception, concluding with its subsequent elevation to comic masterpiece.","brand":"British Film Institute","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45036433801367,"sku":"9781839022258","price":1357.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781839022258.webp?v=1769213307","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/duck-soup-9781839022258","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}