Tears of Laughter

One of the first books to critically examine significant developments within British cinema during the 1990s and to explore the interactions of comedy and drama in a number of key films from the period Case studies include some of the most popular and influential British films of the 1990s and beyond: Brassed Off. The Full Monty, East is East, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Notting Hill and Love Actually Discusses these specific films within the generic contexts of community-based regional comedies, British cultural traditions of treating issues of race and ethnicity from a 'comic' perspective, and examples of romantic comedy set and produced in Britain Makes a significant contribution to our understanding and appreciation of an exciting recent period of British cinema, and situates the achievements of the films in their social, cinematic and historical contexts Written in a clear and accessible style which aims to demonstrate that British films are worthy of in-depth analysis, interpretation and evaluation

ISBN 0719070767   Pages 224 ISBN13 9780719070761 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Manchester University Press   Weight (grammes) 467 Imprint Manchester University Press   Published in Manchester Format Hardback   Height (mm) 216 Publication date 28 Feb 2006   Width (mm) 138 Library of Congress PN   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY 791.436170941   Academic level Tertiary education, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC22

		Introduction 'Tears of laughter' : comedy-drama in 1990s British cinema		1
1		'Things can only get better ... ' : comedies of class, culture and community		5
2		Racial discourses, ethnicity, and the 'comic mode' in contemporary British cinema		67
3		Romantic comedy and new beginnings in 1990s British cinema		119

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