The Reason to Sing

Description

Provides a detailed interpretation of important romantic comedy films from as early as 1932 to movies made in the twenty-first century
Presents a full analysis of the range of romantic comedy conventions, including dramatic conflicts, characters, plots, settings, and the function of humor
Develops a survey of romantic comedy movies and builds a canon of key films from Hollywood’s classical era right up to the present day
Chapters work as discrete studies as well as within the larger context of the book