7. The Studio Era
MIT 21L.011 The Film Experience, Fall 2013 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/21L-011F13 Instructor: David Thorburn Emergence of Hollywood system of stars and genres, producing populist "aesthetics of connection" with the mass moviegoing audience. Three strains of comedy: anarchic, worldly, & screwball. View & discuss two screwball clips: The Lady Eve & Ball of Fire. 00:00 OCW Intro 00:25 The Hollywood industry emerges 19:42 Strains of comedy: anarchic, worldly, screwball 36:37 Barbara Stanwyck's screwball heroine 40:52 The Lady Eve (1941) 44:43 Ball of Fire (1942) License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
