Apparently this is what happens if I go too long without being in school? IDK.
What an interesting, well-argued read. I'm genuinely impressed.
Thank you. :) Though I have to admit, I cribbed almost all of it from Harvey, maybe placing different emphasis on a few things.
What is your opinion on all the Doris Day movies then?
I've only seen one, and it was a few years ago; we watched Pillow Talk in a film comedy class I took in undergrad. As I recall, we watched it right after Bringing Up Baby and Ball of Fire, and the entire class was sort of like, "Buh? What the hell happened?" And the prof just sighed and went, "Welcome to the fifties. You might have noticed that sexism got kind of intense." I don't think I would classify that one as a screwball comedy because the deck is so thoroughly stacked against Doris Day's character, no matter how much window dressing of independence and agency her job provides. IMO, the most important and interesting thing about screwball is how subversive it was as far as gender relations went; the main pairing is shown to be equal throughout the film, and the inevitable marriage isn't a containment of the woman but a union of two complimentary personalities.
I haven't seen Down With Love. Putting it on my list, though...
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Date: 2011-12-18 07:16 pm (UTC)Apparently this is what happens if I go too long without being in school? IDK.
What an interesting, well-argued read. I'm genuinely impressed.
Thank you. :) Though I have to admit, I cribbed almost all of it from Harvey, maybe placing different emphasis on a few things.
What is your opinion on all the Doris Day movies then?
I've only seen one, and it was a few years ago; we watched Pillow Talk in a film comedy class I took in undergrad. As I recall, we watched it right after Bringing Up Baby and Ball of Fire, and the entire class was sort of like, "Buh? What the hell happened?" And the prof just sighed and went, "Welcome to the fifties. You might have noticed that sexism got kind of intense." I don't think I would classify that one as a screwball comedy because the deck is so thoroughly stacked against Doris Day's character, no matter how much window dressing of independence and agency her job provides. IMO, the most important and interesting thing about screwball is how subversive it was as far as gender relations went; the main pairing is shown to be equal throughout the film, and the inevitable marriage isn't a containment of the woman but a union of two complimentary personalities.
I haven't seen Down With Love. Putting it on my list, though...