INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF FILM
Survey of Film Genres
Before jumping into a historical study of film, it can be rewarding to take a survey of some key genres that define the medium, in this case: The Gangster Film, The Suspense Thriller, The Western and The Romantic Comedy. These genres span the course of cinema's history from the silent era to films today.Screenings
THE GANGSTER FILM
Little Caesar (Mervyn LeRoy, 1931)
Scarface (Howard Hawks, 1932)
Public Enemy (Bill Wellman, 1931)
Big Sleep (Howard Hawk, 1946)
Godfather I (Francis Ford Coppola, 1972)
Godfather
II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974)
THE SUSPENSE THRILLER
Out of the Past, Jaques Tournier
Double Indemnity, Bill Wilder
Night of the Hunter, Charles Lotten
Touch of Evil, Orson Welles
THE WESTERN
My Darling Clementine, John Ford
Red River, Howard Hawks
The Searchers, John Ford
Little Big Man, dir. Arthur Penn
High Noon, Fred Zinneman
THE ROMANTIC COMEDY
My Man Godfrey, Gregory Le Caba
His Girl Friday, Howard Hawks
It Happened One Night, Frank Capra
You Can't Take It With You, Frank Capra
Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Alfred Hitchcock |
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