Nora Ephron’s Films
- Mother of all romantic comedies, the two are one in the same
- People meet and fall in love in often quirky, unexpected ways
- Complications prevent/stall happy coupling
- Disproval from friends and family
- Other love interests
- Pretending to be someone you’re not/mistaken identities
- One or both parties are resistant to coupling
- Either happy ending or “separation ending”
- Marriage seems to be the ultimate goal
- Issues of class are often involved
- Traditionally heteronormative and white, but changing as society progresses
- Sex permeates the films, but is surprisingly non graphic and “tastefully chaste”
- Primarily targeted at females
- Often involves sharp, witty banter
- Reaffirm traditional values like family and marriage