Abstract
The paper uses the cultural historical methods of Johan Huizinga, particularly on the comedic, ludic nature of social life to read two films: Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch-Drunk Love and the Coen Brothers' A Serious Man.
Recommended Citation
Metz, Walter C. "The Mechanics of the Tectonic Man: Comedy and the Ludic Function of A Serious Man and Punch-Drunk Love." Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900-present) 10, No. 1 (Spring 2011).
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