Dark Humor in Films of the 1960s [electronic resource] /
Dixon, Wheeler Winston.author.
Focusing on "dark" or black comedy films in the US and the UK, Wheeler Winston Dixon provides a comprehensive overview of a variety of films and filmmakers (Vanishing Point, Marcel Hanoun), whose work has largely been ignored, but whose influence and importance is clearly present.
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""Cover ""; ""Half-Title ""; ""Title""; ""Copyright ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Author""; ""1 Dark Humor in Filmsof the 1960s""; ""2 A Cinema of Violence: The Films of D. Ross Lederman""; ""3 Juan Orol, Phantom of the Mexican Cinema""; ""4 Missing in Action: The Lost Version of Vanishing Point""; ""5 The Invisible Cinema of Marcel Hanoun""; ""6 The Noir Vision of Max Ophüls, Romantic Fatalist""; ""Works Cited""; ""Index""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Focusing on "dark" or black comedy films in the US and the UK, Wheeler Winston Dixon provides a comprehensive overview of a variety of films and filmmakers (Vanishing Point, Marcel Hanoun), whose work has largely been ignored, but whose influence and importance is clearly present.
Motion pictures and television.
Civilization—History.
Motion pictures—History.
Arts.
Film genres.
Screen Studies.
Cultural History.
Film History.
Arts.
Genre.