Genre-busting dark comedies of the 1970s : twelve American films / Wes D. Gehring ; foreword by David L. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gehring, Wes D., author.

Contributor:

Smith, David L., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comedy films--United States--History and criticism.

Comedy films.

United States.

Tragicomedy--History and criticism.

Tragicomedy.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

vii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"This examination of dark comedies of the 1970s focuses on films which concealed black humor behind a misleading genre label. The book covers 12 essential films, including Harold and Maude (1971), Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Being There (1979), with notes on A Clockwork Orange (1971)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foreword / David L. Smith

MASH (1/24/70)

Catch/22 (6/20/70)

Little Big Man (12/15/70)

Harold and Maude (12/21/72)

Cabaret (2/14/72)

Slaughterhouse-five (3/23/72)

Chinatown (6/21/74)

Love and death (6/11/75)

One flew over the cuckoo's nest (11/20/75)

Annie Hall (4/21/77)

Being there (12/20/79)

All that jazz (12/20/79)

Epilogue with notes on A clockwork orange (1971).

Notes:

"Foreword by David L. Smith -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Prologue -- MASH (1970) -- Catch/22 (1970) -- Little Big Man (1970) -- Harold and Maude (1971) -- Cabaret (1972) -- Slaughterhouse-five (1972) -- Chinatown (1974) -- Love and death (1975) -- One flew over the cuckoo's nest (1975) -- Annie Hall (1977) -- Being there (1979) -- All that jazz (1979) -- Epilogue with notes on A clockwork orange (1971) -- Filmography."

Includes bibliographical references, index and filmography.

ISBN:

9780786495429

0786495421

OCLC:

939597186