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Falling in Love at the Movies: Rom-Coms from the Screwball Era to Today
By Zuckerman, Esther
- ISBN
- 9780762484461
- Publisher
- Running Pr.
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Reviewed on November 1, 2024 | Arts & Humanities
If romantic comedies are the love letters of cinema, this book is a love letter to romantic comedies. In a brief and upbeat style, entertainment journalist Zuckerman (Beyond the Best Dressed) covers rom-coms from 1930s to today, focusing on key elements of the genre. Through dozens of perfect examples, she explores tropes like the "meet-cute"; Relatable Queens vs. Spitfires (Meg Ryan or Jean Arthur vs. Reese Wi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
