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By The Book (film)
''By the Book'' is a 2013 comedy short film directed and written by Milan J. Glavies. Synopsis Still reeling from being dumped, best friends Leo and Kate decide the best way to get over their exes is to rebound with each other. With a misguided self-help book as their handbook to happiness, the pair find love where they least expected. Reception The film was named Best Supporting Short Film at the Short Sweet Film Fest The Short Sweet Film Fest is an annual short film festival held in Cleveland, Ohio. Background The festival was found by Mike Suglio in 2012, and approximately 100 films are showcased each year. The first festival was held at Market Garden Bre ...ival, named Best Comedy at the Film Outside the Frame Festival, and was an Official Selection at the L.A. Indie Film Festival. The film’s director received a nomination for Best Director at the Film Outside the Frame Festival. Cast *Victoria Cyr as Karen Molkovski *Christian Edsall as Leo Merritt *Brenda Kate as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
