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1 online resource (v, 218 pages) |
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text file |
Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Imprint; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The 'happy ending': the making of a reputation; 1 The 'happy ending' and homogeneity; 2 Happy endings and closure; 3 Happy endings and unrealism; 4 Happy endings and ideology; Conclusion Provisions for the future; Bibliography; Index. |
Summary |
Hollywood 'happy ending' has long been considered among the most famous and standardised features in the whole of narrative filmmaking. Yet, while ceaselessly invoked, this notorious device has received barely any detailed attention from the field of film studies. This book is thus the first in-depth examination of one of the most overused and under-analysed concepts in discussions of popular cinema. What exactly is the 'happy ending'? Is it simply a cliché, as commonly supposed? Why has it earned such an unenviable reputation? What does it, or can it, mean? Concentrating especially on conclus. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Motion pictures -- United States -- History.
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Motion pictures. |
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United States. |
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History. |
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Storytelling.
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Storytelling. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Other Form: |
Print version: MacDowell, James. Happy endings in Hollywood cinema. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2013] 9780748680177 (OCoLC)856628499 |
ISBN |
9780748693825 electronic book |
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0748693823 electronic book |
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9780748680184 electronic book |
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0748680187 electronic book |
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1299802834 electronic book |
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9781299802834 electronic book |
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9780748680177 (hardback) |
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0748680179 (hardback) |
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