Sullivan’s travels - The fall (and rise) of an American dreamer

Authors

  • José Duarte University of Lisbon (ULisboa), Portugal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2012.51295

Keywords:

Screwball, burlesque, slapstick, cinema, journey.

Abstract

This paper aims at analysing the movie Sullivan’s Travels (1941), directed by Preston Sturges, as a screwball comedy. However, this is a movie that straddles several genres, creating an atmosphere in which the audience embarks on a journey through the history of film. Above all, this papers aims at understanding the journey made by J. L. Sullivan (and also by Sturges) as a means to convey the key message of the movie: the importance of making movies and, of course, of making the audience laugh.

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Author Biography

  • José Duarte, University of Lisbon (ULisboa), Portugal.

    PhD candidate with the Center for English Studies of the University of Lisbon (ULisboa), Portugal, also teaching cultural georaphy of the United States of America. Master's in English studies from the same university. joseaoduarte@gmail.com.

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Published

2012-08-06

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 11 (2012)

Section

Articles

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Declaro a total e irrestrita cessão de direitos autorais sobre o texto enviado para publicação na Rumores – Revista Online de Comunicação, Linguagem e Mídias. Entendo que o conteúdo do artigo é de minha inteira responsabilidade, inclusive cabendo a mim a apresentação de permissão para uso de imagens, ilustrações, tabelas, gráficos de terceiros que, porventura, venham a integrá-lo.

How to Cite

Sullivan’s travels - The fall (and rise) of an American dreamer. RuMoRes, [S. l.], v. 6, n. 11, p. 162–179, 2012. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2012.51295. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.usp.br/Rumores/article/view/51295.. Acesso em: 14 may. 2024.