Description for Cinema Genre
Paperback. Genre - or 'type' - is a core concept in both film production and the history of film. Genres play a key role in how moviegoers perceive and rate films, and is likely to determine a film's production values and costs. Translator(s): Radner, Hilary; Fox, Alistair. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 138 x 15. Weight in Grams: 350.
Genre – or 'type' – is a core concept in both film production and the history of film. Genres play a key role in how moviegoers perceive and rate films, and is likely to determine a film's production values and costs.
Genre – or 'type' – is a core concept in both film production and the history of film. Genres play a key role in how moviegoers perceive and rate films, and is likely to determine a film's production values and costs.
Written in a clear, engaging, jargon-free style, this volume offers a cutting-edge theoretical overview of the topic of genre as practiced in British, American and French film criticism. Organized by a series of simple but fundamental questions, the book uses numerous examples from classic Hollywood cinema (the western, drama, musical comedy, and film noir) as well as ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405156516
SKU
V9781405156516
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About Raphaelle Moine
Raphaëlle Moine is Professor of Cinema Studies at Université Paris X-Nanterre. Hilary Radner is Professor of Film and Media Studies at the University of Otago. Alistair Fox is Professor of English at the University of Otago.
Reviews for Cinema Genre
“This is a sharp and incisive book on film genre … .Moine brings a great deal of fresh insight to her discussion of the mechanics of genre movies in this tight, ably translated little volume, which includes a deft introduction from Janet Staiger. Moine has something absolutely new to say, and her book stands out in a crowded field. It ... Read more