| LC control no. | gf2011026051 |
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| Thesaurus/term list | lcgft |
| Genre/Form term | Anthology films |
| Variant(s) | Anthologies (Motion pictures) Composite films Episode films Episodic films Omnibus films Portmanteau films Sketch films |
| See also | Motion pictures |
| Scope note | Feature-length films made up of various episodes or stories that are usually connected by a theme, event, location or original author and often have a wrap-around tale. For films that are composed of pre-existing published or unpublished films, or portions thereof, see Compilation films. |
| Subject example tracing | Note under Compilation films |
| Found in | Moving image genre-form guide online, November 15, 2007 (Anthology: most commonly a television series (although occasionally a feature), without continuing characters, often linked by host, genre, original source, or reappearing star. Also use for work containing multiple, diverse segments that cover a wide range of topics and genres) Yee, Martha M. Moving image materials : genre terms, 1988: p. 28 (Anthologies: use for fictional series which do not utilize the same set of characters over and over, but rather, consist of a string of distinct and unconnected dramatic presentations, each with a different cast and a different set of characters) Lopez, D. Films by genre, 1993: p. 90 (Episode film: a film composed of different parts or episodes which are in fact different stories, usually connected by an overall theme and forming a feature-length film. The segments or shorts that form the episode film may be by the same director or by a number of directors, nationally produced or co-produced by different countries; aka anthology film, composite film, episodic film, multiple story film, omnibus film, portmanteau film, sketch film) LCSH, November 15, 2007 (hdg.: Anthology films) |
| Invalid LCCN | sh2007025581 |
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