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Dark humor in films of the 1960s /
- Title
- Dark humor in films of the 1960s / Wheeler Winston Dixon.
- Author
- Dixon, Wheeler W., 1950-
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- Description
- viii, 102 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "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
- Palgrave pivot
- Subjects
- Comedy films > History and criticism
- Motion pictures > History
- Black humor
- Ophuls, Max, 1902-1957 > Criticism and interpretation
- Sarafian, Richard C > Criticism and interpretation
- Lederman, D. Ross (David Ross), 1894-1972 > Criticism and interpretation
- Orol, Juan, 1897-1988 > Criticism and interpretation
- Hanoun, Marcel, 1929-2012 > Criticism and interpretation
- ISBN
- 1137564202
- 9781137564207
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library