I agree the difference is blurry. I don't agree though in putting When Harry Met Sally in the same category of the Romantic comedies pre WW2. Obviously the genre is the same, but as a critic (can't remember who) wrote, the best romantic and screwball comedies of the thirties and forties were filled with
signifiers, symbols, metaphors, way more provocative and modern than the '80'-2000's rom coms. When Harry met Sally could be considered a masterpiece, but a conservative one.
The More, The Merrier? Romantic comedy IMO.
Romy
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