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Dark Humor in Films of the 1960s

Dark Humor in Films of the 1960s

Wheeler Winston Dixon

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Springer Nature B.V.
Año de edición:
2015
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Humor
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9781137564207
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Focusing on 'dark' or black comedy films in the US and the UK, Wheeler Winston Dixon provides a comprehensive overview of a variety of films and filmmakers (Vanishing Point, Marcel Hanoun), whose work has largely been ignored, but whose influence and importance is clearly present.

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