Film/genre

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In a critique of major voices in the history of genre theory from Aristotle to Wittgenstein, Rick Altman reveals the conflicting stakes for which the genre game has been played. Recognizing that the very term "genre" has different meanings for different groups, he bases his new genre theory on the uneasy competitive yet complimentary relationship among genre users and discusses a huge range of films from The Great Train Robbery to Star Wars and from The Jazz Singer to The Player.

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Full title :Film/genre / Rick Altman.

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Publication Date:1999.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):BFI Pub
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:1999.

The Physical Object

Description:x, 246 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm

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ISBN:0851707173, 0851707181, 9780851707181, 9780851707174
oclc:ocm41071380
LC Classification:PN1995
Dewey Decimal:791.43/6

1. What's at stake in the history of literary genre theory? -- 2. What is generally understood by the notion of film genre? -- 3. Where do genres come from? -- 4. Are genres stable? -- 5. Are genres subject to redefinition? -- 6. Where are genres located? -- 7. How are genres used? -- 8. Why are genres sometimes mixed? -- 9. What role do genres play in the viewing process? -- 10. What communication model is appropriate for genres? -- 11. Have genres and genre functions changed over time? -- 12. What can genres teach us about nations?

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Cinéma -- Philosophie cinéma -- théorie Film genres Filmgenre Filmkunst Films de série B -- Histoire et critiqu… Filmtheorie Gattungstheorie GENRES Genres cinématographiques