'Tears of laughter' examines the interactions of comedy and drama
in three vital thematic strands of British cinema during the 1990s:
comedies exploring issues of class, culture and community in
British society, 'ethnic' comedy-dramas engaging with complex
issues of identity and allegiance in modern Britain, and romantic
comedies featuring characters searching (somewhat desperately or
frantically) for a suitable and desirable long-term or short-term
partner. Films to be discussed in detail include 'Brassed Off'
(1996), 'The Full Monty' (1997), 'East is East' (1999), 'Four
Weddings and a Funeral' (1994), 'Notting Hill' (1999) and a
post-1990s romantic comedy, 'Love Actually' (2003). The study
discusses these specific films and a range of other 1990s British
comedy-drama films within the context of community-orientated
Ealing comedy classics, contentious situation comedies treating
race relations as both a laughing matter and a site of conflict
('Till Death Us Do Part' and 'Love Thy Neighbour'), and romantic
comedies set and produced in Britain. It is aimed at film studies
academics, students and film enthusiasts. -- .
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