American dark comedy : beyond satire
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American dark comedy : beyond satire
（Contributions to the study of popular culture, no. 55）
Greenwood Press, 1996
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Filmography: p. [173]-179
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-190) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
From Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it. Movies discussed include: Slaughterhouse Five, Catch-2, Clockwork Orange, Harold and Maude, Heathers, and Natural Born Killers.
Table of Contents
Illustrations Foreword by R. Karl Largent Preface Acknowledgments Historical Literary Overview Selected American Dark Comedy Films and Themes Dismantling Dictators: "Marxist" or Otherwise Coming of Age...With a Vengeance When Film Noir Becomes Dark Comedy Conclusions Appendix: Selected Filmography Selected Bibliography
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