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Comedy (Rom-com)

Comedy (Rom-com). History of the [genre] film. The first recorded comedy performance was back in 4 th C entury Ancient Greece The first comedy film was back in 1895, called The Sprinkler Sprinkled.

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Comedy (Rom-com)

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  1. Comedy (Rom-com)

  2. History of the [genre] film • The first recorded comedy performance was back in 4thCentury Ancient Greece • The first comedy film was back in 1895, called The Sprinkler Sprinkled. • Comedy use to be in black and white and silent, therefore slapstick and visual humor was very popular • One of the first new styles that emerged was screwball comedy. These escapist films offered patrons relief from the Great Depression and the grim realities of poverty and hardships.

  3. Sub-Genres of the [genre] film • Romantic Comedy • Spoof/ parody comedy • Drama comedy • Horror comedy • Action comedy

  4. Iconography of the [genre] film • A moustache • Puppets • Wigs • Wedding rings • food

  5. Actors/Directors associated with [genre] films • Anne Hathaway • Bradley Cooper • Channing Tatum • Julia Roberts • Woody Allen • Richard Curtis • Anne Fletcher • Mark Waters

  6. Box Office – Top 10 films of the Genre • My Big Fat Greek Wedding • What Women Want • Hitch • Pretty Woman • There’s Something About Mary • Crazy Rich Asians • The Proposal • Sex and the City • Runaway Bride • Knocked Up

  7. Budgets – Top 10 films of the Genre • My Big Fat Greek Wedding- $241,438,208 • What Women Want- $182,811,707 • Hitch- $179,495,555 • Pretty Woman- $178,406,268 • There’s Something About Mary- $176,484,651 • Crazy Rich Asians- $174,532,921 • The Proposal- $163,958,031 • Sex and the City- $152,647,258 • Runaway Bride-$152,257,509 • Knocked UP-$148,768,917

  8. Critically acclaimed films related to the genre • Notting Hill • Lost In Translation • Clueless • Breakfast At Tiffany’s • Bridget Jones’s Diary • The Princess Bride • Groundhog Day • 10 Things I Hate About You • Tootsie

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