Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage by Cavell, Stanley

Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780674739062)

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Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage by Cavell, Stanley

Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage

$35.50
Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage by Cavell, Stanley

Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage

$35.50
Format: Paperback
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During the '30s and '40s, Hollywood produced a genre of madcap comedies that emphasized reuniting the central couple after divorce or separation. Their female protagonists were strong, independent, and sophisticated. Here, Stanley Cavell names this new genre of American film--"the comedy of remarriage"--and examines seven classic movies for their cinematic techniques and for such varied themes as feminism, liberty, and interdependence.

Included are Adam's Rib, The Awful Truth, Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, It Happened One Night, The Lady Eve, and The Philadelphia Story.

Author: Stanley Cavell
ISBN-10: 067473906X
ISBN-13: 9780674739062
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/15/1984
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.68h x 5.98w x 0.81d

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