{"product_id":"the-ethics-of-ernst-lubitsch-gregor-moder-9781538146163","title":"The Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch: Comedy Without Relief","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgainst the idea that comedy offers us--or at least, that it \u003ci\u003eshould\u003c\/i\u003e offer us--a relief from the horrors of the real world, the German-Jewish-American filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch defended his masterpiece \u003ci\u003eTo Be or Not to Be\u003c\/i\u003e, a comedy from 1942 about the concurrent Nazi occupation of Poland, with the claim that he had made up his mind \"to make a picture with no attempt to relieve anybody from anything at any time.\" The essays included in \u003ci\u003eThe Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch\u003c\/i\u003e consider Lubitsch's work from his early Berlin years to his Hollywood fame, emphasizing the idea of 'comedy without relief' as the fundamental ethical premise of his special cinematic 'touch.' In this edited collection, contributors take a closer look at how Lubitsch addresses delicate and controversial topics like sexuality, love, and revolution, and set out a picture of an engaged ethics without moralism. \u003ci\u003eThe Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital contribution to film scholarship and a tribute to an essential filmmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gregor Moder\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538146169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538146163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Gregor Moder","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46094300283135,"sku":"9781538146163","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5253c05a-aafe-4289-975c-cc4b0edbe969.jpg?v=1724844268","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ethics-of-ernst-lubitsch-gregor-moder-9781538146163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}