1. A2 FILM STUDIES – FM4 – URBAN STORIES – GENRE STUDY
Convention City of God? La Haine? Examples
Often highlight the life of a crime figure or a crime
victim
They can glorify the rise and fall of a particular
criminal
Head-line grabbing situations, real-life gangsters
and crime reports have been used
Usually set in large cities to provide a view of the
criminal underworld
Exotic locales for crimes often add an element of
adventure and wealth
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2. A2 FILM STUDIES – FM4 – URBAN STORIES – GENRE STUDY
Film gangsters are usually materialistic, street
smart, immoral, meglo-maniacal and self
destructive
Rivalry with other criminals is often a significant
plot characteristic
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3. A2 FILM STUDIES – FM4 – URBAN STORIES – GENRE STUDY
Working in your groups complete the following tables and provide a short answer for how each convention has been used to discuss and comment
upon social / cultural / political issues raised by the films.
Convention Films Answer
Often highlight the life of a crime figure or a
crime victim
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4. A2 FILM STUDIES – FM4 – URBAN STORIES – GENRE STUDY
Convention Films Answer
They can glorify the rise and fall of a particular
criminal
Convention Films Answer
Head-line grabbing situations, real-life gangsters
and crime reports have been used
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5. A2 FILM STUDIES – FM4 – URBAN STORIES – GENRE STUDY
Convention Films Answer
Usually set in large cities to provide a view of
the criminal underworld
Convention Films Answer
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6. A2 FILM STUDIES – FM4 – URBAN STORIES – GENRE STUDY
Exotic locales for crimes often add an element of
adventure and wealth
Convention Films Answer
Film gangsters are usually materialistic, street
smart, immoral, meglo-maniacal and self
destructive
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7. A2 FILM STUDIES – FM4 – URBAN STORIES – GENRE STUDY
Convention Films Answer
Rivalry with other criminals is often a significant
plot characteristic
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