{"product_id":"film-comedy-9781903364352","title":"Film Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Geoff King\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wallflower Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wallflower Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat exactly is film comedy and what is the basis for its widespread appeal? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFilm Comedy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e uses formal, socio-historical and industrial perspectives to answer this question. What, for example, is the basis of the appeal of gross-out comedy in films such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThere's Something About Mary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAmerican Pie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e? What is the relationship between comedy and narrative, from early silent slapstick to the performance of actors such as Steve Martin and Jim Carrey? How has romantic comedy changed, or remained the same, from the 1930s to today? What happens when comedy is put to more serious ends in satire ranging from works produced under communism in Eastern Europe and Cuba to Hollywood features such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBullworth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWag the Dog\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e? To what extent is comedy nation-specific? And what is the role of comic relief in Hollywood action movies and black comedy such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMan Bites Dog.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wallflower Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45268736802967,"sku":"9781903364352","price":2380.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781903364352.webp?v=1767105263","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/film-comedy-9781903364352","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}