Film Genre Reader

by Rick Altman, Edward Buscombe, Barry Keith Grant

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292724551
• ISBN13: 9780292724556
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 425 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great Crit of Movies by Genre

This is basically an updated and revised edition of "Film Genre: Theory and Criticism" published in 1977. As a system of filmmaking, genre has been one of the most important factors in making the cinema both an art and a highly successful form of popular entertainment. Divided into 2 parts, this anthology covers the full range of theoretical issues and critical approaches involving film genre. The essays in the second sectoin analyze a wide variety of particular genres, including westerns, science fiction, film noir, etc. A detailed bibliography, organized by genre, is included.