Anything with Gene Wilder in it? On Dec 16, 2012 9:19 AM, "Frank, Michael" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > i have a student who's interested in writing about the incompetent hero in > american movies, and asked me about such figures in movies from before the > current century . . . i immediately thought of woody allen but then drew a > blank . . . can anyone suggest either a movie [or set of movies] featuring > an incompetent hero, or an actor who regularly played the part of the > incompetent hero? > > many thanks > > mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > On Behalf Of Dana Polan > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2012 9:11 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [SCREEN-L] critical studies of MacMahonism? > > Does anyone know a good study (essay or otherwise) of that French > cinephilia phenomenon known as MacMahonism? I assume there's some material > in de Baecque's history of its rivals at Cahiers du cinema. And I came > across a few pages here and there, but I'd love to come across a fuller > treatment of the phenomenon. > > ---- > For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: > https://listserv.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html > > ---- > Learn to speak like a film/TV professor! Listen to the ScreenLex > podcast: > http://www.screenlex.org > ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org