Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 676 g
Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 676 g
Reihe: Exeter Studies in Film History
ISBN: 978-0-85989-603-0
Verlag: UNIV OF EXETER
The book looks in detail at the work of a number of key stars, including George Formby, Gracie Fields, The Crazy Gang, Cicely Courtneidge and Ernie Lotinga, revealing the wide range of comic styles and meanings they produced in seemingly formulaic films. It unearths a host of previously forgotten but notable films, and an important tradition in British popular culture, tracing the roots of the genre to its music-hall beginnings.
Includes George Formby, Gracie Fields, The Crazy Gang First full-length study of the subject Will appeal to those studying popular culture and film history Market: Scholars and students of film studies, popular culture, media studies, especially those taking courses on British cinema. Academic libraries. The general reader with an interest in twentieth-century popular culture and British cinema.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmtheorie, Filmanalyse
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
- Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
Weitere Infos & Material
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. British Film Comedy/British Film Culture
2. Theorizing British Comedy
3. Good Old Days: Music-Hall Roots and Early Film Comedy
4. British Film Comedy in the 1930's
5. Working-Class Comedy
6. Middle-Class Comedy
7. Female Comedy
8. Situation Comedy
Conclusion
Notes
Filmography
Bibliography
Index