Development of Film I Writing Assignment 1 Spring 96

Genre
Development of Film I Writing Assignment 1 Spring 96
March 19, 1996
gen·re
gen·re (zhän're) noun
1.A type or class: 'Emaciated famine victims . . . on television focused a new genre of attention on the continent' (Helen Kitchen).
2.a. A category of artistic composition, as in music or literature, marked by a distinctive style, form, or content: 'his six String Quartets . . . the most important works in the genre since Beethoven's' (Time). b. A realistic style of painting that depicts scenes from everyday life.
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