American Dark Comedy

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Author	: Wes D. Gehring
Publisher	: Praeger
Total Pages	: 230
Release	: 1996-07-30
ISBN-10	: UOM:39015036064767
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Rating	: 4/5 (67 Downloads)

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Book Synopsis American Dark Comedy by : Wes D. Gehring

Book excerpt: From Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it. Movies discussed include: Slaughterhouse Five, Catch-2, Clockwork Orange, Harold and Maude, Heathers, and Natural Born Killers.

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