Beschrijving
The book examines Chaplin's evolving perspective on dark comedy in his three war films, Shoulder Arms (1918), The Great Dictator(1940), and Monsieur Verdoux (1947). In the first he uses the genre in a groundbreaking manner but yet for a pro-war cause. In Dictator dark comedy is applied in an antiwar way. In Verdoux he actually embraces the genre as an individual in defense against a society that's out to destroy him. All three are pivotal films in the development of the genre in film, with the latter two movies being very controversial for their time.
Boekdetails
Formaat
Paperback
Pagina's
240 pagina's
Taal
Engels
Gepubliceerd
sep. 18, 2014
Uitgever
McFarland
Edities
2 edities
ISBN-10
0786474653
ISBN-13
9780786474653