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Duck soup
- Title
- Duck soup / J. Hoberman.
- Author
- Hoberman, J.
- Publication
- London : British Film Institute, 2021.
- ©2021
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Details
- Description
- 104 pages : illustrations (black and white); 19 cm.
- Summary
- "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."--Provided by publisher.
- Series Statement
- BFI film classics
- Uniform Title
- BFI film classics.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-104).
- Contents
- My true confession -- Serious Marxian attributes -- Making Duck Soup -- The movie -- 'Absurd without being funny' -- 'Je suis marxiste, tendance Groucho' -- Who are you going to believe -- Me or your own eyes?
- Call Number
- MFLP (Duck soup) 21-3580
- ISBN
- 1839022256
- 9781839022258
- OCLC
- 1202305571
- Author
- Hoberman, J., author.
- Title
- Duck soup / J. Hoberman.
- Publisher
- London : British Film Institute, 2021.
- Copyright Date
- ©2021
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- BFI film classicsBFI film classics.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-104).
- Other Form:
- Online version: Hoberman, J. Duck Soup. London : BFI Publishing, 2021 9781839022272 (OCoLC)1257666287
- Research Call Number
- MFLP (Duck soup) 21-3580