To what extent can this process be seen in Seven Chances ? How are the norms of slapstick comedy adapted to the narrative demands of the feature-length format? Be sure to engage ideas from Neale and Krutnik’s “The Case of Silent Slapstick” essay in your argument.
It is Steve Neale and Frank Krutnik’s argument that the development of the multiple-reel “feature” film led comic filmmakers to experiment with various combinations of slapstick and genteel components . To what extent can this process be seen in Seven Chances ? How are the norms of slapstick comedy adapted to the narrative demands of […]