When the World Laughs. Film Comedy East and West – William V. Costanzo
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William V. Costanzo
When the World Laughs
Film Comedy

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Montaño, J. “When the World Laughs. Film Comedy East and West – William V. Costanzo”. Mutual Images Journal, no. 10, Dec. 2021, pp. 335-42, doi:10.32926/2021.10.R.mon.comed.

Abstract

While film genres have risen or declined along with the times and its trends, according to Aldredge (2019), comedy has remained steady in high popularity through all the years since 1910, which is practically to say throughout the whole history of cinema as an industry. Furthermore, it can be said that comedy stands as the second genre in the number of films produced. Furthermore, it can be said that comedy stands as the second genre in number of films produced when considering only a single genre tagging. However, [...]

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