{"product_id":"duck-soup-9781839022258","title":"Duck Soup","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Marx Brothers are universally considered to be classic Hollywood's preeminent comedy team and \u003ci\u003eDuck Soup \u003c\/i\u003eis generally regarded as their quintessential film. A topical satire of dictatorship and government in general, the movie was a critical failure and box-office let-down on its initial release in 1933. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJ. Hoberman's study of the film traces its reputation history, from the initial disappointment of its release, to its rise to cult status in the 1960s when the Marx's anarchic, anti-establishment humor seemed again timely. Hoberman places \u003ci\u003eDuck Soup\u003c\/i\u003e, alongside analogous comedies-\u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), the Beatles films, \u003ci\u003eMorgan  \u003c\/i\u003e(1966), \u003ci\u003eThe President's Analyst\u003c\/i\u003e (1967) and \u003ci\u003eThe Producers \u003c\/i\u003e(1968). It attained canonical stature as a touchstone for Woody Allen and would be recognized by the Library of Congress in the 1990s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoberman's analysis provides a historical and political context as well as an in-depth production history, drawing on primary sources and emphasizing director McCarey's prior work along with the Marx Brothers as well as the situation at Paramount, a substantial synopsis, and an account of the movie's initial reception, concluding with its subsequent elevation to comic masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1789464\"\u003eJ. Hoberman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Film Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.45h x 3.07w x 0.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839022258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839022256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004030\"\u003eFilm | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART057000\"\u003eFilm \u0026amp; Video\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ. Hoberman \u003c\/b\u003eis a film critic, journalist and author based in New York City, USA. From 1988 to 2012 he was Senior Film Critic for \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of books including \u003ci\u003eMake My Day: Movie Culture in the Age of Reagan\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), \u003ci\u003eAn Army of Phantoms: American Movies and the Making of the Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eThe Dream Life: Movies, Media, and the Mythology of the Sixties\u003c\/i\u003e (2003), \u003ci\u003eThe Red Atlantis: Communist Culture in the Absence of Communism\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and \u003ci\u003e42nd Street \u003c\/i\u003ein the BFI Film Classics series (1993).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"British Film Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51145257484575,"sku":"9781839022258","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/6953\/0143\/files\/img_7b85528f-9a3b-4742-afe1-15b62ceab4b3.jpg?v=1755711819","url":"https:\/\/www.mocorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/duck-soup-9781839022258","provider":"MOCorrectionsbookstore.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}