Gone with the Wind: A History of Flatulence on Film
- Video
- 2017
- 6m
This video essay tracks the history of flatulence on screen, from Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles through to modern comedies. But even more intriguing are the various uses of characters passing ... Read allThis video essay tracks the history of flatulence on screen, from Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles through to modern comedies. But even more intriguing are the various uses of characters passing gas in what are ostensibly dramas, like Dances With Wolves or Yasujiro Ozu's Good Morning.... Read allThis video essay tracks the history of flatulence on screen, from Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles through to modern comedies. But even more intriguing are the various uses of characters passing gas in what are ostensibly dramas, like Dances With Wolves or Yasujiro Ozu's Good Morning. We tend to treat farts as sophomoric humor that only has a place in raunchy comedies, but... Read all