Film Theory - Specific Theories of Film

Specific Theories of Film

  • Apparatus theory
  • Auteur theory
  • Feminist film theory
  • Formalist film theory
  • Genre studies
  • Marxist film theory
  • Philosophy of language film analysis
  • Psychoanalytical film theory
  • Screen theory
  • Structuralist film theory

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