{"product_id":"the-ethics-of-ernst-lubitsch-comedy-without-relief-9781538146163","title":"The Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch: Comedy Without Relief","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collected essays in this book offer philosophical perspectives on the films of Ernst Lubitsch, the leading figure of comedy in the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 176 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 22 August 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst the idea that comedy offers us a relief from the horrors of the real world, the German-Jewish-American filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch defended his masterpiece \u003ci\u003eTo Be or Not to Be\u003c\/i\u003e, a comedy from 1942 about the concurrent Nazi occupation of Poland, with the claim that he had made up his mind “to make a picture with no attempt to relieve anybody from anything at any time.” The essays included in \u003ci\u003eThe Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch\u003c\/i\u003e consider Lubitsch’s work from his early Berlin years to his Hollywood fame, emphasizing the idea of ‘comedy without relief’ as the fundamental ethical premise of his special cinematic ‘touch.’ In this edited collection, contributors take a closer look at how Lubitsch addresses delicate and controversial topics like sexuality, love, and revolution, and set out a picture of an engaged ethics without moralism. \u003ci\u003eThe Ethics of Ernst Lubitsch\u003c\/i\u003e is a vital contribution to film scholarship and a tribute to an essential filmmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 445g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 236 x 157 x 20 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781538146163\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shulph Ink","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47482055131386,"sku":"9781538146163","price":80.33,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1751627944546_book.jpg?v=1751755622","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-ethics-of-ernst-lubitsch-comedy-without-relief-9781538146163","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}