This is the first sustained critical collection on Albert Brooks, one of the key but under-examined figures in American stand-up, television comedy and Hollywood film comedy. Analysing every film written and directed by Albert Brooks, including Real Life (1979), Modern Romance (1981) and Lost in America (1985), as well as a number of his acting and voice-over roles, his stand-up comedy albums, talk show appearances and writing, the book argues that Albert Brooks not only merits a wider viewership, both critical and popular, but also that his career offers a useful lens through which to understand American film and culture since the late 1960s.
| ISBN: | 9781474434256 |
| Publication date: | 31st August 2021 |
| Author: | Christian B. Long |
| Publisher: | Edinburgh University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 280 pages |
| Series: | ReFocus: The American Directors Series |
| Genres: |
Individual film directors, film-makers Film history, theory or criticism Film: styles and genres |