Crime History of the Crime films SubGenres of
Crime
History of the Crime films
Sub-Genres of the Crime film � Amateur Detective: A mystery solved by an amateur, who usually has some profession or connection that provides ready access to info about the crime. � Classic Whodunit: A crime that is solved by a detective, and its from the detective’s point of view, with all clues available to the reader. The stories feature a mysterious death, a closed circle of suspects who all have motives and reasonable opportunity to commit the crime. � Comic: A mystery played that causes laughs, featuring a bumbling detective who is badly unskilled, but manages to solves the crime anyway. � Courtroom drama: this mystery that takes place in the justice system, often the efforts of a defense attorney to prove the innocence of his client by finding the real culprit � Cozy: A mystery usually set in a middle-class environment in a small town where all the suspects are present and familiar with one another. The murder is solved by friendly police, an often has a private detective and a dopey side-kick.
Iconography of the Crime film Typical characters- police, agents, drug dealers and agents (fbi) etc Typical settings-dark streets, night clubs, Houses and offices. Narrative related to- A life of Crime, Gang bank robber, Raised it rough area , Constant law breakers, Will Police catch them? Stereotypes- fast cars, money, dealth and car chases. � � �
Actors/Directors associated with Crime films �Actors: �Lenny montana �James can �Jerry Orbach �Robert de nero �Alex rocco �George raft �Gianni russo �Tiny sirico
Box Office – Top 10 films of the Genre �Inception 2010 �The departed 2006 �American ganagster 2007 �The wolf of wool street 2013 �Pulp fiction 1994 �Collateral 2004 �Public enemies 2009 �The town 2010 �Mystery river 2003
Budgets – Top 10 films of the Genre �Best low budget films: �I recorded a murder 2016 �Thursday 1998 �Outta time 2002 �Pusher 1996 �The clovehitch killer 2018 �Squeze 1997 �Vulgar 2000 �The girl from the nakes eye 2012 �Prime target 1991
Critically acclaimed examples �Scarface 1983 �A prophet 2009 �The godfather 2 1974 �Heat 1995 �The usual suspect 1995 �City of god 2002 �Drive 2011 �Cell 211 2009 �Pulp fiction 1994
Stretch and Challenge: Ideologies/Contexts
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