The Hollywood romantic comedy : conventions, history, controversies /

• Main Author: Grindon, Leger, 1949-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
• Series: New approaches to film genre.
• Subjects: Romantic comedy films > United States > History and criticism.; Love in motion pictures.; Fine Arts.; ART > Film & Video.; PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.; Romantic comedy films.; United States.; Electronic books.; Criticism, interpretation, etc.

The most up-to-date study of the Hollywood romantic comedy film, from the development of sound to the twenty-first century, this book examines the history and conventions of the genre and surveys the controversies arising from the critical responses to these films.