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American Dark Comedy Beyond Satire

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By Wes D. Gehring

Foreword by R. Karl Largent

ISBN: 0-313-26184-9

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-26184-8

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224 pages, figures, photographs

Greenwood Press

Publication: 7/30/1996

List Price: $119.95 (UK Sterling Price: £70.00)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: Contributions to the Study of Popular Culture

Series Number: 55

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-22, Clockwork Orange, Harold and Maude, Heathers, and Natural Born Killers.

Table of Contents:

Illustrations
Foreword by R. Karl Largent
Preface
Acknowledgments
Historical Literary Overview
Selected American Dark Comedy Films and Themes
Dismantling Dictators: "Marxist" or Otherwise
Coming of Age...With a Vengeance
When Film Noir Becomes Dark Comedy
Conclusions
Appendix: Selected Filmography
Selected Bibliography

LC Card Number: 96-154

LCC Class: PN1995

Dewey Class: 791


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