Unlikely Couples: Movie Romance As Social Criticism

by Thomas E. Wartenberg

Book Overview

The author directly challenges the view that narrative cinema inherently supports the dominant social interests by examining the way popular films about "unlikely couples" explore, expose, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081333439X
• ISBN13: 9780813334394
• Release Date: July 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Very interesting analysis of the subject (Movie Romance)

This book presents very insightful and interesting analysis of movie romance [in Hoollywood cinema] as means of social criticism. The author based his argument on such examples as "Pretty Woman", "Guess who is coming for dinner", "My Fair Lady" and some other... This book is essential for everyone, who is interested in film studies and cinema criticism.