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#important film/figures
+ the great train robbery
+ stagecoach
+ my darling clementine
+ high noon
+ the searchers
+ the wild bunch
+ director: john ford
+ actor: john wayne, clint eastwood
#sub-genre
+ indian western
+ black western
+ spaghetti western
+ sergio leone

gangster film*
+ criminal film
+ hard-boiled detective film
+ male dominated action-filled genre
+ distinctly masculine narrative
+ violence. aggression. hostility of underground [urban] world
#content
+ rise and fall of notorious criminal figures
+ organized crime
+ mafia gangster
#setting
+ ruthless urban world [chicago]
+ lowly nightclub
+ run down slum area
+ gambling den
#style
+ unnatural lighting
+ chase scene
+ rapid cutting
+ piercing music sound effects
+ lower class dialect
#important films
+ underworld
+ scarface
+ white heat
+ bonnie & clyde
+ the godfather
+ the godfather part 2

melodrama*
feminine narrative
struggle between good vs evil characters
appeal to audience's feelings [instead of minds]
moral issues
Happy ending, virtue is rewarded
#early silent films of d.w.griffith
+ romance of a happy valley
+ broken blossom
+ way down east
#sub genre
+ family melodrama : the best years of our lives
+ psychological melodrama
+ crime melodrama
+ romantic drama
+ women's film

comedy*
'the golden age of comedy'
charlie chaplin
buster keaton
harry langdon
harold lloyd
laurel and hardy [sound era]
#content
+ humor funny dialogue
+ ludicrous human behavior
+ mistakes. misfortune.
+ a world of confusion chaos and absurdity
#style
+ notably high-key lighting
#important films
+ mack sennett
+ mel brooks
+ woody allen
#sub genre
+ slapstick comedy
+ custard-pie comedy
+ gag comedy
+ gadget comedy
+ romantic comedy
+ screwball comedy
+ situation comedy [sitcom]
+ black comedy
+ parody

musical*
the advent of sound
hollywood studio system
emphasis on song and dance
'all singing. all dancing. all talking.'
warner bros.
the jazz singer
broadway melody
backstage musical หนังเพลงแบบเป็นความวุ่นวายหลังเวทีก่อนมาหน้าเวที
hte gold diggers: busby berkeley
+ elaborate set
+ female dancers
+ 'kaleidoscopic' choreography
+ mobile camerawork
+ overhead shot
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RKO : fred astaire, ginger rogers
MGM : vincente minnelli, arther freed
#important films
+ my fair lady
+ the sound of music
+ west side story
+ chicago

film noir*
black cinema late1940s - early 1950s
#influences
+ gothic novels of c19th
+ german expressionism
+ american horror gangster films
+ american detective novels
#contents
+ crime corruption
+ brutal violent urban world
+ negativism. nihilism. cynical atmosphere
+ corrupt human nature
+ fate. guilt. distrust.
+ somber tone. tense mood.
#setting
+ deserted warehouse
+ border town
+ wet foggy streets
+ blinking neon light
+ smoke billowing from nowhere
#characters
+ anti hero
+ femme fatale
+ morally ambiguous [or lack of moral] characters
#visual style
+ low-key lighting
+ night-for-night shooting
+ dark shadowy images
#content
+ human fear. terror of violence. death.
+ the spirit world. the unknown witchcraft. nightmare. madness
+ the beast within us
+ disturbing. shocking. haunting experience.
#character
+ vampire
+ zombie
+ ghost
+ mad scientist
+ psychotic killer
#style
+ dark lighting
+ spooky atmospher
+ blood. gore.
#major films-silent era
+ dr.jekyll and mr.hyde
+ phantom of the opera
+ the cabinet of dr.caligari
= nosteratu
#major films-sound era
+ dracula
+ frankenstein
+ king kong
#modern horror
+ psycho
+ the exorcist
+ halloween
+ the texas chainsaw massacre
#contemporary horror
+ scream
+ urban legend
+ i know what you did last summer
+ i, still, know...
#trend
+ body horror
+ violation of young woman
+ connection with sex violence