Happy endings in Hollywood cinema cliché, convention and the final couple
This book is thus the first in-depth examination of one of the most overused and under-analysed concepts in discussions of popular cinema. What exactly is the 'happy ending'? Is it simply a cliché, as commonly supposed? Why has it earned such an unenviable reputation? What does it, or can...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press
2013.
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Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b42053079*spi |
Sumario: | This book is thus the first in-depth examination of one of the most overused and under-analysed concepts in discussions of popular cinema. What exactly is the 'happy ending'? Is it simply a cliché, as commonly supposed? Why has it earned such an unenviable reputation? What does it, or can it, mean? Concentrating especially on conclusions featuring an ultimate romantic union - the final couple - this wide-ranging investigation probes traditional associations between the 'happy ending' and homogeneity, closure, 'unrealism', and ideological conservatism, testing widespread assumptions against the evidence offered by a range of classical and contemporary films. |
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Notas: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). |
Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico (v, 218 p.) |
Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780748680184 |