Lecture 7: The Studio Era

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Description: Emergence of Hollywood system of stars and genres, producing populist “aesthetics of connection” with the mass moviegoing audience. Three strains of comedy: Anarchic, worldly, & screwball. View & discuss two screwball clips: The Lady Eve & Ball of Fire. Instructor: David Thorburn See the Video Index tab for a chapter outline of this lecture and links to view each chapter.