It happened one night /
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 importa...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA :
Wiley-Blackwell,
2010.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 137 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781444310160 144431016X 9781405173896 1405173890 9781405173889 1405173882 |