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