Dark Laughter: Spanish Film, Comedy and the Nation.

Link to Book Author Name: Juan F. Egea Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press Publication Year: 2013 Dark Laughter provides an in-depth analysis of the dark comedy film genre in Spain, as well as a provocative critical engagement with the idea of national cinema, the visual dimension of cultural specificity, and the ethics of dark humor. Dark Laughter is a substantial inquiry into the epistemology of comedy, the intricacies of visual modernity, and the relationship between cinema and a wider framework of representational practices.