Description |
1 online resource (xii, 356 pages) : illustrations |
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German Jewish cultures |
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German Jewish cultures.
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Contents |
Introduction : transnational Jewish comedy -- I. Berlin : sex, spectacle, and anarchy. 1. From the Jewish "Bad boy" to the "Bad girl" : early comedies, 1914-18 ; 2. Bad girls in the costume epics, 1919-22 ; 3. Bad girls untamed : anarchic/fantastic comedies, 1919-22 -- II. Hollywood : from European sophistication to antifascist screwball. 4. Sex and sophistication : comedies and operettas, 1923-34 ; 5. Pushing the boundaries in the pre-code Hollywood, 1931-34 ; 6. Screwball politics : American populism and European politics, 1935-41 ; 7. Coming out as Jewish : to be or not to be, 1942 -- Epilogue: Twilight of a cosmopolitan, 1943-47 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-333), filmography, and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from online PDF (University of Minnesota Digital Conservancy, viewed August 19, 2020) |
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Description from print version record |
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Books at JSTOR: Open Access JSTOR |
Subject |
Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947.
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Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947 -- Criticism and interpretation
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SUBJECT |
Lubitsch, Ernst, 1892-1947 fast |
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Comedy films -- History and criticism
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Screwball comedy films -- History and criticism
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Fantasy comedies (Motion pictures) -- History and criticism
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Jewish motion picture producers and directors -- Germany
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Jewish motion picture producers and directors -- United States
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Jewish wit and humor -- History -- 20th century
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Sex in motion pictures -- History -- 20th century
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Politics in motion pictures -- History -- 20th century
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism.
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Comedy films
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Fantasy comedies (Motion pictures)
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Jewish motion picture producers and directors
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Jewish wit and humor
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Politics in motion pictures
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Screwball comedy films
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Sex in motion pictures
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Germany
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780253048363 |
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0253048362 |
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9780253059949 |
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0253059941 |
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0253048338 |
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9780253048332 |
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