{"product_id":"duck-soup-9781839022258","title":"Duck Soup","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Marx Brothers are universally considered to be classic Hollywood's preeminent comedy team and \u003ci\u003eDuck Soup \u003c\/i\u003eis generally regarded as their quintessential film. A topical satire of dictatorship and government in general, the movie was a critical failure and box-office let-down on its initial release in 1933. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJ. Hoberman's study of the film traces its reputation history, from the initial disappointment of its release, to its rise to cult status in the 1960s when the Marx's anarchic, anti-establishment humor seemed again timely. Hoberman places \u003ci\u003eDuck Soup\u003c\/i\u003e, alongside analogous comedies-\u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), the Beatles films, \u003ci\u003eMorgan  \u003c\/i\u003e(1966), \u003ci\u003eThe President's Analyst\u003c\/i\u003e (1967) and \u003ci\u003eThe Producers \u003c\/i\u003e(1968). It attained canonical stature as a touchstone for Woody Allen and would be recognized by the Library of Congress in the 1990s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoberman's analysis provides a historical and political context as well as an in-depth production history, drawing on primary sources and emphasizing director McCarey's prior work along with the Marx Brothers as well as the situation at Paramount, a substantial synopsis, and an account of the movie's initial reception, concluding with its subsequent elevation to comic masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e British Film Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839022258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104","brand":"J. Hoberman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40941717160117,"sku":"9781839022258","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_557f3729-dc51-4b94-8c85-e303b0fe23da.jpg?v=1630994096","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/duck-soup-9781839022258","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}