High Comedy in American Movies: Class and Humor from the 1920s to the Present (Genre and Beyond: A Film Studies Series) - Softcover

Vineberg, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0742526348 ISBN 13: 9780742526341

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2005

Synopsis

High Comedy in American Movies explores the 'comedy of manners' film throughout the twentieth century, from the advent of movie sound to recent films, and shows how class comedy's inside view of the aristocratic lifestyle has been influenced by the culture and times in which the movies are produced. Outlining the conventions of class comedy, Steve Vineberg discusses its British roots and analyzes how many American filmmakers have modified the genre, creating a distinctly American approach to class. Easily accessible, High Comedy in American Movies makes an engaging supplement to courses in American film, film genre, and film studies.

About this title

About the Author

Steve Vineberg is professor in the theatre department at College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts and author of Method Actors and No Surprises, Please. His movie reviews and articles have appeared in the New York Times, the Boston Phoenix, the Threepenny Review, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Christian Century, as well as many other publications.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0742526348
• ISBN 13: 9780742526341
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 224