num_pages: 283
description: During the ’30s and ’40s, Hollywood produced a genre of madcap comedies that emphasized reuniting the central couple after divorce or separation. Their female protagonists were strong, independent, and sophisticated. Here, Stanley Cavell names this new genre of American film — “the comedy of remarriage” — and examines seven classic movies for their cinematic techniques and for such varied themes as feminism, liberty, and interdependence.Included are Adam’s Rib, The Awful Truth, Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, It Happened One Night, The Lady Eve, and The Philadelphia Story.
language: English
title: Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage
titlecomplete: Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage (Harvard Film Studies)
genres: Media Tie In, Criticism, Theory, Philosophy, Essays, Cultural, Film, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 202
publisher: Harvard University Press