Film/Genre
by
Rick Altman
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0851707173
ISBN-13
9780851707174
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
BFI Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 1st, 1999
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
472 grams
Dimensions
23.40 x 15.90 x 1.70 cms
Product Classification:
Film theory & criticismFilm history, theory or criticism
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This book revises our notions of film genre and connects the roles played by industry critics and audiences in making and re-making genre. Altman reveals the conflicting stakes for which the genre game has been played and recognises that the term genre has different meanings for different groups.
Film/Genre revises our notions of film genre and connects the roles played by industry critics and audiences in making and re-making genre. Altman reveals the conflicting stakes for which the genre game has been played and recognises that the term 'genre' has different meanings for different groups, basing his new genre theory on the uneasy competitive yet complimentary relationship among genre users and discussing 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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