It Happened One Night

ISBN-13: 9781405173889 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 152 str.

Linda Mizejewski

Opis

A movie that swept the 1934 Academy Awards and captivated Depression-era America, It Happened One Night challenged the ways Americans imagined marriage, romance, gender, and class difference. This book examines key scenes and formal features of It Happened One Night, and explores its lasting importance in film history and in cultural studies.

• Consideration of the film's role in establishing the genre of the romantic comedy film
• Investigations into the film's persistent sexuality and its creativity in avoiding Depression-era censorship
• Establishment of the cultural, economic, and political context of a film that directly addresses the Depression and class issues
• Exploration of how the film invokes and develops the stardom of Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert and how this stardom intersects with the film's topics of gender, genre, sexuality, and class

Recenzje

"Filled with clearly explained theory, it is an exemplary guide for film students and teachers. Its shrewd reading of the film empowers the text; the meticulous research and subtle analysis is sophisticated enough for high level readers yet accessible enough for those new to the field. ... This book is not just for lovers of Capra, Gable, or even ′old films′ the concepts of gender, class, stardom, and censorship developed in this text are pertinent for any film buff." ( M/C Reviews, April 2010)

Spis treści

Introduction.

1.Rules and Unruliness: Screwball Comedy and the Road Movie.

2. The Production Code and the Wall of Jericho.

3. Contexts: Capra, Class, and Depression–Era America.

4. Stardom: Gable and Colbert

O autorze

Linda Mizejewski is Professor of Women s Studies at Ohio State University.

Blurb

What you really want to watch.

 There are certain films and shows that resonate with audiences everywhere they generate discussion and debate about everything from gender, class, citizenship and race, to consumerism and social identity.  This new teachable canon of film and television introduces students to alternative classics that range from silent film to CSI. 

• Its most famous prop is a blanket, and its star endorsement was that real men do not wear undershirts. The humble and even corny touchstones of Frank Capra s Academy–Award winning 1934 comedy It Happened One Night belie its power and consequential status in the history of classic Hollywood cinema.
• Through mad–cap action, spunky heroines, gender politics, and class/gender conflicts, It Happened One Night invites discussion of film history, the studio system, and the problems posed by sound cinema for early–1930s censorship codes.
• A strong case study for teaching American Depression Era history, and film genre development.

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