Download or read book Film at the Intersection of High and Mass Culture written by Paul Coates and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1994-03-25 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the boundaries of such genres as film noir, science fiction and melodrama, it demonstrates how these genres were radically expanded by such filmmakers as Neil Jordan, Chris Marker and Georges Franju. This work also reflects on kitsch, the star system, racial and gender stereotypes, and the nature of audience participation.