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  1. The aim of this paper is to analyze the Western and to view the emerging trends within the genre in order to understand how the Western changed over time, specifically from 1939 to 1964, the era during which the legendary director of Westerns, John Ford, worked in that genre. The Western

    • Jeffrey A. Spicer
    • 2012
  2. Apr 12, 2024 · The western is arguably the most iconic and influential genre in American cinema. The solitude of the lone rider, the loyalty of his horse, and the unspoken code of the West render the genre popular yet lead it to offer a view of America's history that is sometimes inaccurate.

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  4. How do we identify a film as part of the ‘Western’ genre? Onset of ‘new’ civilization. Civilization symbols: train, stagecoach, civic institutions (police, education, elections, courts, property, press) Domestication of ‘frontier’. Love-interests (women), children, babies, tables and meals, homestead, marriage.

  5. Nov 6, 2021 · Then we focus on the specific features of genre films, analysing their conventions and their narrative structures.

    • Luciano Mariani
  6. Mar 26, 2015 · Abstract. Genre is a concept used in film studies and film theory to describe similarities between groups of films based on aesthetic or broader social, institutional, cultural, and...

  7. The scope of this study will focus primarily on the historical evolution and comparative analysis of major film genres in Hollywood and Bollywood. It will explore the development of genres from their early stages to the present day, highlighting key influential periods, directors, and films.

  8. John Hartley notes that 'the addition of just one film to the Western genre... changes that genre as a whole - even though the Western in question may display few of the recognized conventions, styles or subject matters traditionally associated with its genre' (O'Sullivan . et al. 1994). The issue of difference also