Why the French Love Jerry Lewis From Cabaret to Early Cinema |
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Author:
| Gordon, Rae Beth |
ISBN: | 978-0-8047-3893-4 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2002 |
Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $120.00 |
Book Description:
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Vividly bringing to light the tradition of physical comedy in the French cabaret, café-concert, and early French film comedy, this book answers the perplexing question, "Why do the French love Jerry Lewis?" It shows how Lewis touches a nerve in the French cultural memory because, more than any other film comic, he incarnates a distinctively French tradition of performance style.
Vividly bringing to light the tradition of physical comedy in the French cabaret, café-concert, and early French film comedy, this book answers the perplexing question, "Why do the French love Jerry Lewis?" It shows how Lewis touches a nerve in the French cultural memory because, more than any other film comic, he incarnates a distinctively French tradition of performance style.