Carnivalesque Humor in Fernando Trueba's Belle epoque.

A chapter from the book "Selected Proceedings of the First International Conference on Hispanic Humor" is presented. It evaluates the carnivalesque humor of Fernando Trueba's film "Belle Epoque." By referring to Bakhtin's theory on the carnival origins of laughter, the author describes the film's un...

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Publicado en:Selected Proceedings of the First International Conference on Hispanic Humor pp. 113 - 120
Autor principal: Deveny, Thomas
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Publicado: Digitalia Publishing Corp. 1999
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Sumario:A chapter from the book "Selected Proceedings of the First International Conference on Hispanic Humor" is presented. It evaluates the carnivalesque humor of Fernando Trueba's film "Belle Epoque." By referring to Bakhtin's theory on the carnival origins of laughter, the author describes the film's universe bordering between reality and fantasy. He adds that Trueba's film criticizes the traditional foundations of Spanish society using black humor, parody, subversion, and reversal of role.