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Auteur:	Jenkins, Henry
Titel:	What Made Pistachio Nuts? Early Sound Comedy and the Vaudeville Aesthetic
Uitgever:	Columbia University Press
ISBN:	9780231078559
Serie:	Film and Culture Series
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 42,00
Verschijningsdatum:	29-12-1992
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Categorie:	Film theory & criticism
Geogr.gebied:	USA
Geillustreerd:	World
Dewey code:	791.43

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Verschijningsvorm:	Paperback / softback
Paginas:	416
Hoogte mm.:	152
Breedte mm.:	228
Dikte mm.:	27
Gewicht gr.:	512

 

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This study celebrates the "anarchistic" film comedies made in the USA in the 1930s, which mocked the creativity and impulsiveness of their protagonists in a form of clowning that ultimately re-established the status quo. Films discussed include "Duck Soup" and W.C. Fields's "It's a Gift".