Abstract

ABSTRACT The concept of cine-genres, first introduced by Adrian Piotrovsky in a 1927 anthology of essays by Russian Formalist critics on cinema, has been used by a number of recent critics to describe genres that rely as much on their cinematic form as their narrative structure or iconic images. This essay argues for cine-genre as a way to acknowledge the unique cinematic aspect of groups of film. Cine-genres can be applied historically (as in early cinema), but they are also relevant to current films based in special effects or even in new media forms, such as brief YouTube videos.

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