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Description

1. 102 pages; 23 cm

Summary

1. "Dark humor in films of the 1960s presents six detailed chapters on various topics that relate to genre cinema, concentrating on films and filmmakers whose films offered wide ranging commentary on popular culture. Covering both little and well-known films and filmmakers (Vanishing point, Marcel Hanoun, It's a mad, mad, mad, mad world, Max Ophüls), Dixon's writings draw on a multitude of critical, historical, and archival sources to capture the reader's attention from start to finish." -- back cover.

Series statement

1. Palgrave pivot

Uniform title

1. Palgrave pivot.

Subject

1. Lederman, D. Ross (David Ross), 1894-1972 > Criticism and interpretation
2. Sarafian, Richard C > Criticism and interpretation
3. Black humor
4. Comedy films > History and criticism
5. Orol, Juan, 1897-1988 > Criticism and interpretation
6. Hanoun, Marcel, 1929- > Criticism and interpretation
7. Ophuls, Max, 1902-1957 > Criticism and interpretation
8. Motion pictures > History

Contents

1. Dark humor in films of the 1960s -- A cinema of violence : the films of D. Ross Lederman -- Juan Orol, phantom of the Mexican cinemas -- Missing in action : the lost version of Vanishing point -- The invisible cinema of Marcel Hanoun -- The Noir vision of Max Ophüls, romantic fatalist.

Call number

1. MFL 15-5229

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-98) and index.

Author

1. Dixon, Wheeler W., 1950- author.

Title

1. Dark humor in films of the 1960s / Wheeler Winston Dixon.

Publisher

1. New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Series

1. Palgrave pivot
2. Palgrave pivot.

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-98) and index.

ISBN

1. 9781137562500 (PDF)
2. 1137562501 (PDF)
3. 1137562498 (EPUB)
4. 9781137562494 (EPUB)
5. 1137564202 (hardback)
6. 9781137564207 (hadback)

Research call number

1. MFL 15-5229