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I Do and I Don't

A History of Marriage in the Movies

by Jeanine Basinger

Type
Studies
Subject
Sociology
Keywords
sociology, couple, american cinema, comedy, screwball
Publishing date
2014
Publisher
Vintage Books
1st publishing
2012
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Paperback • 432 pages
7 ½ x 10 ¼ inches (19 x 26 cm)
ISBN
978-0-8041-6974-5
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Book Presentation:
Here is “happily ever after”—except when things aren’t happy, and when “ever after” is abruptly terminated by divorce, tragedy . . . or even murder. With her large-hearted understanding of how movies—and audiences—work, leading film historian Jeanine Basinger traces the many ways Hollywood has tussled with the tricky subject of marriage, explicating the relationships of countless marriages from Blondie and Dagwood to the heartrending couple in the Iranian A Separation, from Coach and his wife in Friday Night Lights to Tracy and Hepburn, and even to Laurel and Hardy (a marriage if ever there was one). A treasure trove of insight and sympathy, illustrated with scores of wonderfully telling movie stills, posters, and ads.

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