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Ing. Janka Zengerová

Bachelor's thesis

Humour and Carnivalesque in Films by the Coen Brothers

Humour and Carnivalesque in Films by the Coen Brothers
Abstract:
Bakalárska práca sa zaoberá tromi filmami Ethana a Joela Coenovcov, a to The Hudsucker Proxy (Záskok), Fargo a O Brother, Where Art Thou?(Braček, kde si?), pričom sa zameriava na identifikáciu zdrojov humoru a vysvetlenie jeho funkcie ako nástroja kritiky spoločnosti. Cieľom práce je určiť a preskúmať konvencie, na ktoré Coenovci poukazujú a ktoré zosmiešňujú, a zistiť, ako využívajú vizuálne a jazykové …more
Abstract:
This thesis deals with three films by Ethan and Joel Coen, The Hudsucker Proxy, Fargo and O Brother, Where Art Thou?, with the primary focus on the sources of humour and its function as a tool of social critique. The aim of the thesis is to identify and examine the established social conventions the Coens point at and ridicule and and to explore the visual and linguistic aspects of the cinematic style …more
 

Keywords

Joel Coen Ethan Coen The Hudsucker Proxy Záskok Fargo O Brother Where Art Thou? Braček kde si? humour humor karneval carnival Henri Bergson Mikhail Bakhtin
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 18. 7. 2012
Identifier: https://is.muni.cz/th/faprs/

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 5. 9. 2012
  • Supervisor: Ph.D. Stephen Paul Hardy

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Philology / English Language and Literature

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