Cinema Genres and Film Cycles

Elżbieta Durys

kwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
University of Lodz (Poland)

Abstract

Film genres - alongside the star system and classic narration - are one of the pillars of the Hollywood system. Film genres, as well as film cycles, have been and still are one of the key elements of the workings of mainstream American film. In this article the author looks at the concept of film cycles paving its way towards scientific analysis. The problematic nature of the genre approach in the history of film studies is the starting point for incorporating the concept of film cycles into academic research.

 


Keywords:

genre cinema, Hollywood, film cycles

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Published
2017-06-30

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Durys, E. (2017) “Cinema Genres and Film Cycles”, Kwartalnik Filmowy, (97-98), pp. 6–14. doi: 10.36744/kf.2061.

Authors

Elżbieta Durys 
kwartalnik.filmowy@ispan.pl
University of Lodz Poland

Dr hab., profesorka nadzwyczajna na Wydziale Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politolo­gicznych Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. Autorka artyku­łów publikowanych w czasopismach i antologiach. Współredaktorka książek poświęconych kinu amery­kańskiemu oraz tematyce gender. Autorka dwóch mo­nografii: Mieliśmy tu mały problem... O twórczości Johna Cassavetesa (2009) i Amerykańskie popularne kino policyjne w latach 1970-2000 (2013).

 



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