The Film Comedy Reader

The Film Comedy Reader
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Publisher : Amadeus Press
Total Pages : 456
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015054388478
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Book Synopsis The Film Comedy Reader by : Gregg Rickman

Download or read book The Film Comedy Reader written by Gregg Rickman and published by Amadeus Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This lavishly illustrated collection of essays recalls the movies that over the past century have created never-ending waves of hilarity. Their authors include such prominent critics as James Agee, J. Hoberman, Robin Wood, David Thomson and Jonathan Rosenbaum. Beginning as the book does with the Silent Era, it also features Louella Parsons writing about Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton writing about, more or less, himself.


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