Refocus: The Films of Albert Brooks (Hardback)
Hardcover 280 pages English 31-Aug-21
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This is the first sustained critical collection on Albert Brooks, one of the key but under-examined figures in American stand-up, television comedy and Hollywood film comedy. Analysing every film written and directed by Albert Brooks, including Real Life (1979), Modern Romance (1981) and Lost in America (1985), as well as a number of his acting and voice-over roles, his stand-up comedy albums, talk show appearances and writing, the book argues that Albert Brooks not only merits a wider viewership, both critical and popular, but also that his career offers a useful lens through which to understand American film and culture since the late 1960s.
- Author:
- Christian B. Long
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- Publication Date:
- 31-Aug-21
- Number of pages:
- 280 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10:
- 1474434258
- ISBN-13:
- 9781474434256