Play Time : : Jacques Tati and Comedic Modernism / / Malcolm Turvey.

Jacques Tati is widely regarded as one of the greatest postwar European filmmakers. He made innovative and challenging comedies while achieving international box office success and attaining a devoted following. In Play Time, Malcolm Turvey examines Tati's unique comedic style and evaluates its...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
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Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2019]
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Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Film and Culture Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 240 b&w photographs, 8-page color insert
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Preface and Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. Comedic Modernism
  • 2. Comedy of Everyday Life
  • 3. The Beholder's Share
  • 4. Satirizing Modernity
  • Afterword: Parade, Tati, and Participatory Culture
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index