Duck soup /

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Author / Creator:Hoberman, J., author.
Imprint:London : British Film Institute, 2021.
©2021
Description:104 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 19 cm.
Language:English
Series:BFI film classics
BFI film classics.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12640441
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ISBN:1839022256
9781839022258
9781839022265
9781839022272
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Other form:ebook version : 9781839022265
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The Marx Brothers are universally considered to be classic Hollywood's preeminent comedy team and Duck Soup is generally regarded as their quintessential film. A topical satire of dictatorship and government in general, the movie was a critical failure and box-office let-down on its initial release in 1933.

J. Hoberman's study of the film traces its reputation history, from the initial disappointment of its release, to its rise to cult status in the 1960s when the Marx's anarchic, anti-establishment humor seemed again timely. Hoberman places Duck Soup , alongside analogous comedies-- Dr. Strangelove (1964), the Beatles films, Morgan! (1966), The President's Analyst (1967) and The Producers (1968). It attained canonical stature as a touchstone for Woody Allen and would be recognized by the Library of Congress in the 1990s.

Hoberman's analysis provides a historical and political context as well as an in-depth production history, drawing on primary sources and emphasizing director McCarey's prior work along with the Marx Brothers as well as the situation at Paramount, a substantial synopsis, and an account of the movie's initial reception, concluding with its subsequent elevation to comic masterpiece.

Physical Description:104 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 19 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:1839022256
9781839022258
9781839022265
9781839022272