| American Dark Comedy: Beyond Satire Contributor(s): Gehring, Wes (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313261849 ISBN-13: 9780313261848 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1996 Annotation: From Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it. Movies discussed include: Slaughterhouse Five, Catch-22, Clockwork Orange, Harold and Maude, Heathers, and Natural Born Killers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - General - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 96000154 |
| Lexile Measure: 1370 |
| Series: Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture, |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.3" W x 9.4" (1.16 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it. Movies discussed include: Slaughterhouse Five, Catch-2, Clockwork Orange, Harold and Maude, Heathers, and Natural Born Killers. |