Key points for this class
Notes on black comedy
Dr. Strangelove
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Notes on black comedy
Style of most black comedy films idiosyncratic. Pull you into thematic condition, not characters. Everything depends on development of argument.
Clichés - fuzzy thinking. Vidal uses them in ironic fashion. Agrees Dexter (sp?) into the toilet. Take work, most absurd argument, play it straight, leads to death.