Description: Further DetailsTitle: Refocus: the Films of Albert BrooksCondition: NewEAN: 9781474434287ISBN: 9781474434287Publisher: Edinburgh University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/31/2023Description: Offers the first book-length investigation Albert Brooks' more than six-decade comedy careerSituates Albert Brooks' films in their cultural contexts, including representations of class, gender, religion, and raceAssesses Albert Brooks' critical reputation and relative popularity, including his influence on contemporary filmmakers and comediansAnalyses every film written and directed by Albert Brooks, as well as a number of his acting and voice-over roles, his stand-up comedy albums, his talk show appearances, and his writing, both short-form and novelisticThis is the first sustained critical collection on Albert Brooks, one of the key but under-examined figures in American stand-up, television comedy and Hollywood film comedy. Analysing every film written and directed by Albert Brooks, including Real Life (1979), Modern Romance (1981) and Lost in America (1985), as well as a number of his acting and voice-over roles, his stand-up comedy albums, talk show appearances and writing, the book argues that Albert Brooks not only merits a wider viewership, both critical and popular, but also that his career offers a useful lens through which to understand American film and culture since the late 1960s.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmContributor: Christian B. Long (Edited by)Author: Christian B. LongGenre: Films & TVBook Series: ReFocus: The American Directors SeriesTopic: Language & ReferenceType: TextbookRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Refocus: the Films of Albert Brooks
Title: Refocus: the Films of Albert Brooks
EAN: 9781474434287
ISBN: 9781474434287
Release Date: 05/31/2023
Release Year: 2023
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 234mm
Contributor: Christian B. Long (Edited by)
Genre: Films & TV
Topic: Language & Reference
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Refocus: the Films of Albert Brooks
Publisher: Edinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press
Publication Year: 2023
Subject: Film / Référence, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / Direction & Production
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Performing Arts
Author: Christian B. Long
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Series: Refocus: the American Directors Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
