For anyone stepping into the realm of film studies, a walk through key genres and the films that defined them is a must.

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FILM GENRES

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Recommended Screenings

The Gangster Film
Little Caeser, dir. Mervyn Leroy
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Scarface, dir. Howard Hawks
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Public Enemy, dir. Bill Wellmna
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Godfather I & II, dir. Francis Ford Coppola
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Big Sleep, dir. Howard Hawks
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The Suspense Thriller
Out of the Past, dir. Jaques Tournier
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Double Indemnity, dir. Bill Wilder
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Night of the Hunter, dir.. Charles Lotten
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Touch of Evil, dir. Orson Welles
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The Western
My Darling Clementine, dir. John Ford
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Red River, dir. Howard Hawks
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The Searchers, dir. John Ford
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Little Big Man, dir. Arthur Penn
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High Noon, dir. Fred Zinneman
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The Romantic Comedy
My Man Godfrey, dir. Gregory Le Caba
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His Girl Friday, dir. Howard Hawks
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It Happened One Night, dir. Frank Capra
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You Can't Take It With You, dir.. Frank Capra
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Mr. and Mrs. Smith, dir. Alfred Hitchcock
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