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The Laughter and the Tears : Comedy, Melodrama and the Shift Towards Empathy for Mental Illness on Screen
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2018
The Laughter and the Tears : Comedy, Melodrama and the Shift Towards Empathy for Mental Illness on Screen
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Analyses five Australian films (both textual analysis and production history) with a focus on their empathetic presentation of mental illness and their deployment of melodrama and comedy.
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The Laughter and the Tears : Comedy, Melodrama and the Shift Towards Empathy for Mental Illness on Screen
Subjects:
- Mary and Max 2009 single work film/TV
- Mental 2012 single work film/TV
- Romulus, My Father 2007 single work film/TV
- The Home Song Stories 2007 single work film/TV
- The Black Balloon 2008 single work film/TV
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