I'll Have What She's Having

Behind the Scenes of the Great Romantic Comedies

AvDaniel M. Kimmel

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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Beskrivning

While film genres go in and out of style, the romantic comedy endures—from year to year and generation to generation. Endlessly adaptable, the romantic comedy form has thrived since the invention of film as a medium of entertainment, touching on universal predicaments: meeting for the first time, the battle of the sexes, and the bumpy course of true love. These films celebrate lovers who play and improvise together, no matter how nutty or at what great odds they may appear. As Eugene Pallette mutters in My Man Godfrey (1936), "All you need to start an asylum is an empty room and the right kind of people." Daniel Kimmel's book about romantic comedy is like watching a truly funny movie with a knowledgeable friend.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2008-08-01
Mått:161 x 239 x 25 mm
Vikt:567 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Ivan R. Dee
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:Ivan R Dee, Inc
ISBN:9781566637374

Utforska kategorier

Dramatik inom Skönlitteratur
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Daniel M. Kimmel has been a film critic for more than twenty years, including reporting for Variety. His book The Fourth Network: How FOX Broke the Rules and Reinvented Television (also published by Ivan R. Dee) won the Cable Center Book Award. Mr. Kimmel is a past president of the Boston Society of Film Critics and teaches film at Suffolk University. He lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.

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You may think you know everything about the great romantic comedies of Hollywood, but unless you've read this book you're wrong. Dan Kimmel puts it all in one place with scholarly diligence, an ear for gossip and great dialogue, and a sheer love of the movies. A treat for neophytes and hardcore cineastes alike, not to mention a handy guide for in-home night viewing.