Hitchcock and humor : modes of comedy in twelve defining films /
"A recent critic described Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery as "a kind of rear window for retirees." As this quote suggests, we are beyond time to examine Alfred Hitchcock's use of various types of comedy in his films.Hitchcock films used assorted types of comedy (such...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2019]
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| Summary: | "A recent critic described Woody Allen's Manhattan Murder Mystery as "a kind of rear window for retirees." As this quote suggests, we are beyond time to examine Alfred Hitchcock's use of various types of comedy in his films.Hitchcock films used assorted types of comedy (such as black humor, parody, personality, screwball, and romantic ), to entertain us"-- |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 282 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 147667356X 9781476673561 |