Hollywood sex comedies, 1953-1964: a critical analysis of 25 films
"The Hollywood "sex comedy"--that is, a feature-length comedy film in which sex motivates the storyline and the laughs are triggered by sexual situations--came into its own with the 1953 release of the once-controversial The Moon is Blue. The film received overwhelmingly positive crit...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The Hollywood "sex comedy"--that is, a feature-length comedy film in which sex motivates the storyline and the laughs are triggered by sexual situations--came into its own with the 1953 release of the once-controversial The Moon is Blue. The film received overwhelmingly positive critical and audience response despite being denied a seal of approval from the Production Code Administration and receiving a "Condemned" rating from the Legion of Decency. These two formidable watchdog agencies would continue to be challenged--and audiences would continue to be convulsed--by the abundance of sex comedies still to come. This informal, informative survey focuses on 25 selected examples of the genre, released between 1953 and 1964. Along with such familiar works as The Seven Year Itch, The Tender Trap, Pillow Talk and Kiss Me, Stupid, several lesser-known sex comedies like I Married a Woman, The Tunnel of Love, Happy Anniversary and Period of Adjustment are documented, analyzed and placed in context with their times. Some are masterpieces, others mildly amusing and a few downright awful, but all are fascinating artifacts of a bygone era in popular entertainment"-- |
| Beschreibung: | viii, 271 Seiten Illustrationen 26 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781476693538 1476693536 |
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| 505 | 8 | |a The moon Is blue (1953) -- Susan slept here (1954) -- Phffft (1954) -- The seven year itch (1955) -- The tender trap (1955) -- The girl can't help it (1956) -- The little hut (1957) -- I married a woman (1958) -- This happy feeling (1958) -- The tunnel of love (1958) -- Ask any girl (1959) -- Pillow talk (1959) -- Happy anniversary (1959) -- The facts of life (1960) -- The marriage-go-round (1961) -- Bachelor in paradise (1961) -- Boys' night out (1962) -- Period of adjustment (1962) -- Come blow your horn (1963) -- Under the yum yum tree (1963) -- A new kind of love (1963) -- Sunday in New York (1963) -- Who's been sleeping in my bed? (1963) -- Goodbye Charlie (1964) -- Kiss me, stupid (1964) | |
| 520 | 3 | |a "The Hollywood "sex comedy"--that is, a feature-length comedy film in which sex motivates the storyline and the laughs are triggered by sexual situations--came into its own with the 1953 release of the once-controversial The Moon is Blue. The film received overwhelmingly positive critical and audience response despite being denied a seal of approval from the Production Code Administration and receiving a "Condemned" rating from the Legion of Decency. These two formidable watchdog agencies would continue to be challenged--and audiences would continue to be convulsed--by the abundance of sex comedies still to come. This informal, informative survey focuses on 25 selected examples of the genre, released between 1953 and 1964. Along with such familiar works as The Seven Year Itch, The Tender Trap, Pillow Talk and Kiss Me, Stupid, several lesser-known sex comedies like I Married a Woman, The Tunnel of Love, Happy Anniversary and Period of Adjustment are documented, analyzed and placed in context with their times. Some are masterpieces, others mildly amusing and a few downright awful, but all are fascinating artifacts of a bygone era in popular entertainment"-- | |
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| contents | The moon Is blue (1953) -- Susan slept here (1954) -- Phffft (1954) -- The seven year itch (1955) -- The tender trap (1955) -- The girl can't help it (1956) -- The little hut (1957) -- I married a woman (1958) -- This happy feeling (1958) -- The tunnel of love (1958) -- Ask any girl (1959) -- Pillow talk (1959) -- Happy anniversary (1959) -- The facts of life (1960) -- The marriage-go-round (1961) -- Bachelor in paradise (1961) -- Boys' night out (1962) -- Period of adjustment (1962) -- Come blow your horn (1963) -- Under the yum yum tree (1963) -- A new kind of love (1963) -- Sunday in New York (1963) -- Who's been sleeping in my bed? (1963) -- Goodbye Charlie (1964) -- Kiss me, stupid (1964) |
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| spelling | Erickson, Hal 1950- Verfasser (DE-588)172064287 aut Hollywood sex comedies, 1953-1964 a critical analysis of 25 films Hal Erickson Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2024] viii, 271 Seiten Illustrationen 26 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier The moon Is blue (1953) -- Susan slept here (1954) -- Phffft (1954) -- The seven year itch (1955) -- The tender trap (1955) -- The girl can't help it (1956) -- The little hut (1957) -- I married a woman (1958) -- This happy feeling (1958) -- The tunnel of love (1958) -- Ask any girl (1959) -- Pillow talk (1959) -- Happy anniversary (1959) -- The facts of life (1960) -- The marriage-go-round (1961) -- Bachelor in paradise (1961) -- Boys' night out (1962) -- Period of adjustment (1962) -- Come blow your horn (1963) -- Under the yum yum tree (1963) -- A new kind of love (1963) -- Sunday in New York (1963) -- Who's been sleeping in my bed? (1963) -- Goodbye Charlie (1964) -- Kiss me, stupid (1964) "The Hollywood "sex comedy"--that is, a feature-length comedy film in which sex motivates the storyline and the laughs are triggered by sexual situations--came into its own with the 1953 release of the once-controversial The Moon is Blue. The film received overwhelmingly positive critical and audience response despite being denied a seal of approval from the Production Code Administration and receiving a "Condemned" rating from the Legion of Decency. These two formidable watchdog agencies would continue to be challenged--and audiences would continue to be convulsed--by the abundance of sex comedies still to come. This informal, informative survey focuses on 25 selected examples of the genre, released between 1953 and 1964. Along with such familiar works as The Seven Year Itch, The Tender Trap, Pillow Talk and Kiss Me, Stupid, several lesser-known sex comedies like I Married a Woman, The Tunnel of Love, Happy Anniversary and Period of Adjustment are documented, analyzed and placed in context with their times. Some are masterpieces, others mildly amusing and a few downright awful, but all are fascinating artifacts of a bygone era in popular entertainment"-- Comedy films / United States / History and criticism Sex in motion pictures Motion pictures / United States / History / 20th century Films comiques / États-Unis / Histoire et critique Sexualité au cinéma Cinéma / États-Unis / Histoire / 20e siècle PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Comedy SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Sexuality (see also PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality) Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-1-4766-5258-0 |
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