Chaplin's war trilogy an evolving lens in three dark comedies, 1918-1947
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 an...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company
cop. 2014
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31564458*spi |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | vii, 232 p. : il. ; 26 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 219-227) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9780786474653 |
