Mar 12, 2009

Film Genre of the Day: Screwball comedy

Categories:  Daily Advice

SCREWBALL COMEDY – A film which features farcical situations, a combination of slapstick with fast-paced repartee, and a plot involving courtship and marriage or remarriage. This genre rose to popularity in the 30s with films like It Happened One Night, but is still popular among romantic comedies like Intolerable Cruelty. They can be traced back to stage plays like Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest.

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6 Comments to “Film Genre of the Day: Screwball comedy”

  1. gail King | March 12th, 2009 at 7:08 pm

    Would When Harry medt Sally qualify?

  2. Emily Feliciano | March 12th, 2009 at 11:14 pm

    What about How To Lose A Guy In Ten Days or There’s Something About Mary? I thought they were hilarious but sweet as well.

  3. Isioma Miranda West | March 13th, 2009 at 3:59 am

    I will like to more about this film genre. I am not familiar with it.

  4. gail King | March 13th, 2009 at 11:27 am

    I would imagine that any movie with Lucille Ball from the 50’s would have to be included. Or with the Marx Brothers.

  5. LadyD | March 14th, 2009 at 3:28 am

    I kind of figured that the term “slapstick” would also be included in the film genre “Screwball Comedy”.

  6. Isioma Miranda West | March 14th, 2009 at 6:48 pm

    I like screwball comedy because it is very funny. when thinking of screwball comedy, I think about twelfnight.

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