Essays about: "Virginie Pronovost"

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  1. 1. “Screwball”: A Genre for the People : Representing Social Classes in Depression Screwball Comedy (1934-1938)

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

    Author : Virginie Pronovost; [2020]
    Keywords : screwball comedy; Depression screwball; social classes; Great Depression; cross-class relationships; escapism; 1930s American Cinema;

    Abstract : History welcomed the screwball comedy genre in 1934, a time where cinema was in urgent need of providing escapism to audiences victim of the Great Depression. Screwball films, therefore, chose to underline the distinction between social classes and to emphasise on the imperfections of the upper class. READ MORE