Screwball Comedy and Film Noir by Thomas Renzi
This is a comprehensive comparative analysis of the screwball comedy and film noir genres--two popular Hollywood staples that emerged around the same time. Despite their contrast in tone and theme, "Screwball" and "Noir" have many narrative elements in common. The author defines the two genres, discusses their historical development and inter-related conventions, and offers detailed comparative analyses of a number of films, among them The Lady Eve and His Girl Friday (screwballs), and Gilda and Sunset Blvd. (noirs).
“concentrates on the classical periods of film noir and screwball comedy, roughly 1930 to 1960”—Reference & Research Book News
Thomas C. Renzi has a Ph.D. in English from SUNY Buffalo. He is Coordinator of Tutorial Services in the Academic Skills Center at Buffalo State College, Buffalo, New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780786466726 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786466723 |
| Title | Screwball Comedy and Film Noir |
| Author | Thomas Renzi |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Mcfarland |
| Year published | 2012-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 231 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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