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Hollywood romantic comedy
States of Union, 1934–1965
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This book will appeal to university students and academics interested in film genre, gender studies, cultural representation, and Hollywood romantic comedy enthusiasts.
'Hollywood romantic comedy' explores the changing representation of the couple in three cycles of movies. The book considers the themes of marriage, equality and desire, as well as individual films and their star couples.
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Hollywood romantic comedy explores the changing representation of the couple, focusing on themes of marriage, equality, and desire. Kathrina Glitre moves beyond the usual screwball territory to consider cycles of production from 1934-65.
The central concern with the representation of the couple is distinctive and includes discussion of three star couples: Myrna Loy and William Powell, Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy, and Doris Day and Rock Hudson. Glitre offers explanations of genre, as well as detailed analysis of screwball comedy, career woman comedy, and sex comedy.
Each cycle is placed into context to analyse cultural discourses around heterosexuality, gender, romance, and love. This structure also enables a more sophisticated understanding of such conventions as masquerade, gender inversion, and the happy ending.
The book will appeal to university students and academics working on genre, gender, culture, and representation, and anyone with a keen interest in Hollywood romantic comedy.
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Brian McFarlane, Editor of the Encyclopedia of British Cinema, praises the book as a work by an author with complete confidence and skill, predicting it will become a classic in its field.
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ISBN: 9780719070792
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 July 2006
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 208
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About the Author
Kathrina Glitre is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at the University of the West of England
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