Dimensions
135 x 203 x 9mm
Nearly eighty years after its release, the Marx Brothers film 'Duck Soup' remains one of the most influential pieces of political satire in history. In 'Hail, Hail Euphoria!' bestselling author Roy Blount Jr. tells the history and making of 'Duck Soup', examining the comedic genius of the Marx Brothers at their finest hour and nine minutes.
In 'Duck Soup', a slim, agile, quick-witted, self-assured young man was summoned to save a nation from financial ruin. As the nation's new president, he brings together a team of rivals, a band of brothers. Those brothers are Pinky, Chicolini, and Lt. Bob Roland. Their leader? None other than Rufus T. Firefly.
The humour and idiosyncratic wit of 'Duck Soup' are saluted by the author's own in this gem of a book, offering a behind-the-scenes tale of show business and brotherhood that only a true Marx Brothers aficionado could tell.
"Roy Blount Jr. is a famous American humorist. But that clipped description is kind of like saying that Paris is simply an inland French city: The outline is accurate as far as it goes, but it leaves out all of the captivating details." - Boston Globe
