Romantic Comedy

Breezy and silly to witty and intelligent, romantic comedies have been with us since the 1930s. But the surface humor has often just barely masked issues of gender and sexuality. This program looks back on screwball comedies including It Happened One Night and His Girl Friday. Directors James Brooks and Nora Ephron present interpretations of the genre that reveal the underlying social and psychological messages.

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Release Date: 1994-01-01
Seasons: 1
TMDb: 8.0/10
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 55

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