Description
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.
About the Author
Christian B. Long, Educator, Queensland University of Technology.
Book Information
ISBN 9781474434256
Author Christian B. Long
Format Hardback
Page Count 280
Imprint Edinburgh University Press
Publisher Edinburgh University Press
Series ReFocus: The American Directors Series
About the Author
Christian B. Long, Educator, Queensland University of Technology.
Book Information
ISBN 9781474434256
Author Christian B. Long
Format Hardback
Page Count 280
Imprint Edinburgh University Press
Publisher Edinburgh University Press
Series ReFocus: The American Directors Series
