Altman, Rick, 1945-

Film/genre / Film, genre Rick Altman. - London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. ©1999. - x, 246 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

"A BFI book published by Palgrave Macmillan"--T.p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-236) and indexes.

Presents a new theory of film genres based on the uneasy competitive, yet complimentary, relationship among genre users. Discusses a wide variety of films and their genres, as well as the roles played by industry critics and audiences in making and re-making genres.



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Film genres.

PN1995 / .A383 1999r

791.43/6