UID:
edocfu_9959239958902883
Format:
1 online resource (v, 218 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-7486-9382-3
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0-7486-8018-7
Content:
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 conclusions featuring an ultimate romantic union - the final couple - this wide-ranging investigation probes traditional associations between the 'happy ending' and homogeneity, closure, 'unrealism', and ideological conservatism, testing widespread assumptions against the evidence offered by a range of classical and contemporary films.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
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Acknowledgements -- Introduction : the 'happy ending' : the making of a reputation -- The 'happy ending' and homogeneity -- Happy endings and closure -- Happy endings and unrealism -- Happy endings and ideology -- Conclusion : Provisions for the future -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Issued also in print.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-7486-8017-9
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-299-80283-4
Language:
English
Subjects:
General works
DOI:
10.1515/9780748680184
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