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33 Cards in this Set
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basis of 1930s comedy
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comedy that is social critique of the system
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what was different about comedy between silent and sound
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after switch: social critique (exception: charlie chaplin)
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what were the types of comedy?
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1. screwball comedy
2. comedy of character 3. comedy of manners 4. social comedy |
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what are examples of screwball comedies
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classical farces, romantic comedies
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char of screwball comedy
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- invesigates the war between the sexes
- male status quo is dull and humorless |
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what is the war between sexes?
what comedy is this |
- fast paced combination of witty dialogue and slapstick
- confusion & improbable situations - romance = clash of opposite conservative professional male + independent female (endorses one over the other) screwball comedy |
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what is film ex of screwball comedy
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- bringing up baby (howard hawks)
- fast and witty tempo (overlapping doalogue) - confusion & improbable situations - clash of opposites romance |
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who directed bringing up baby
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howard hawks
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what film has overlapping dialogue
how did it work what comedy genre |
- bringing up baby
- increased tempo, doesnt overlap at important info - screwball comedy (fast witty tempo) |
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pulp fiction's significance in screwball comedy
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refers to howard hawk's witty fast dialogue in bringin up baby
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waht type of comedy is his girl friday
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screwball comedy
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what type of comedy is closest to buster keaton + charlie chaplin
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comedy of character (character based)
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example of comedy of character
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keaton, chaplin, marx bros
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screwball comedy: what types of comedy did bustor keaton & chaplin have
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physical only
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characteristics of comedy of character
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- physical & verbal comedy types (unlike keaton/chaplin)
- look funny, talk funny, act funny - disrupt the rigid repressed establishment |
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which marx brother was the silent type
why was this important |
harpo
silent type only physical comedy not verbal (like in silent film era) |
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what is comedy of cahracter about?
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look funny, talk funny*, act funny
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waht is the marx bros all about
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disrupting the status quo
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what was the horsefeathers clip about
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- making fun of broadway musicals (groucho at college)
- silent comedy (harpo) - assault on establishment |
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who was the key director with comedy of character
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marx brothers
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who was the key director with screwball comedy
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howard hawks
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key director with comedy of manners
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ernst lubitsch
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comedy of manners
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- investigates "civilized" behavior to reveal pretense and hypocrisy (natural v. artificial)
- social institutions and conventions dehumanize |
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what 2 things is comedy of manners a tug of war between
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natural (good and true) v. artificial (insitutional rules & conventions)
natural is much better |
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what types of movies did ernst lubitsch do?
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big epics in europe, comedy of manners in us
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what types of movies did howard hawks do
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screwball comedy
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what types of movies did the marx brothers do
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comedy of character
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what was the purpose of the shop aroudn the corner clip
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you've got mail's earlier version
during the day: artificial, in letters your true self comes out |
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purpose of to be or not to be
who directed what genre |
shows who the nazis are (artificial) v. real life
dir. ernst lubitsch comedy of manners |
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purpose of ninotchka
who direted what genre |
her job doesn't allow her to be human (has to remove artificiality to let natural romance bloom)
dir ernst lubitsch comedy of manners |
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how was ninotchka marketed
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garbo laughs
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who directed the shop around the corner
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ernst lubitsch
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whats social comedy
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fish out of water
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