From “Discourses of Sobriety” to Deadpan Comedy: Christopher Guest’s Musical Trilogy

Christopher Guest’s fake documentaries about music are marketed as entertainment but they also raise serious questions about music history and the problem of authenticity. Working as a collaborative writer, director and actor in This is Spinal Tap (1984), Waiting for Guffman (1996) and A Mighty Wind...

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Main Author: Charles Holdefer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAES 2019-11-01
Series:Angles
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/angles/2216
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