The Hollywood romantic comedy : conventions, history, controversies /

The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grindon, Leger, 1949-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
Series:New approaches to film genre.
Wiley Online Library.
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