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1. The ‘happy ending’ and homogeneity

James MacDowell

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Happy Endings in Hollywood Cinema

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Frontmatter i
Contents iii
Acknowledgements iv
Introduction: The ‘happy ending’: the making of a reputation 1
1. The ‘happy ending’ and homogeneity 19
2. Happy endings and closure 57
3. Happy endings and unrealism 98
4. Happy endings and ideology 133
Conclusion Provisions for the future 191
Bibliography 195
Index 216

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents iii
Acknowledgements iv
Introduction: The ‘happy ending’: the making of a reputation 1
1. The ‘happy ending’ and homogeneity 19
2. Happy endings and closure 57
3. Happy endings and unrealism 98
4. Happy endings and ideology 133
Conclusion Provisions for the future 191
Bibliography 195
Index 216

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