Pursuit of Happiness

Informationen zum Autor Stanley Cavell (1926–2018) was Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value, Emeritus, at Harvard University. His numerous books include The Claim of Reason , Cities of Words , and Philosophy the Day after Tomorrow . Klappentext Each of the seven chapters that follow contains an account of my experience of a film made in Hollywood between 1934 and 1949. Zusammenfassung During the ’30s and ’40s, Hollywood produced a genre of madcap comedies that emphasized reuniting the central couple after divorce or separation. Here, Cavell examines seven of those classic movies for their cinematic techniques, and for such varied themes as feminism, liberty and interdependence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Words for a Conversation 1. Cons and Pros The Lady Eve 2. Knowledge as Transgression It Happened One Night 3. Leopards in Connecticut Bringing up Baby 4. The Importance of Importance The Philadelphia Story 5. Counterfeiting Happiness His Girl Friday 6. The Courting of Marriage Adam's Rib 7. The Same and Different The Awful Truth Appendix: Film in the University Acknowledgments Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: S Cavell, S. Cavell, Stanley Cavell, Cavell Stanley
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.07.1981
• EAN: 9780674739062
• ISBN: 978-0-674-73906-2
• Pagine: 296
• Dimensioni: 156 mm x 235 mm x 16 mm
• Serie: Harvard Film Studies; Harvard Film Studies; Harvard Film Studies (HUP)
• Categorie: Saggistica > Musica, film, teatro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto; Film, Films, cinema, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General