Body in Hollywood Slapstick

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Because they rely heavily on physical comedy, many Hollywood slapstick films can be understood as comic meditations on the place and nature of the human body. Focusing on the works of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Laurel and Hardy, among others, this book examines ways that the body represents or interacts with the mind, setting, voice and machines in slapstick films. Also covered are female performances in slapstick and brutality and suffering in the slapstick tradition.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-07-16
Mått:152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt:331 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:237
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786430635

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Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Alex Clayton lives in the United Kingdom.

Recensioner i media

“explores the Hollywood genre of physical comedy...uses examples from the work of greats such as Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton”—Reference & Research Book News.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Introduction: The Body in Hollywood Slapstick 1. Body and Mind: Charlie Chaplin 2. Body and World: Buster Keaton 3. Body and Clothes: Harold Lloyd 4. Body and Machine: A Wrench in the Works 5. Body and Frame: Laurel and Hardy 6. Body and Voice: Physical and Verbal Comedy 7. Body and Gender: Female Performance in Hollywood Slapstick 8. Body and Pain: Brutality and Suffering in the Slapstick Tradition 9. Body and Self: Embodiment and Slapstick Metamorphosis Conclusion. The Body in Hollywood Slapstick Appendix: Films Cited Notes Bibliography Index