A portmanteau film or omnibus film is a film consisting of several different short films, often tied together by only a single theme or premise. Sometimes each one is directed by a different director. Sometimes there is a theme, such as a place (e.g. New York Stories), a person (e.g. Four Rooms), or a thing (e.g. Twenty Bucks), that is present in each story and serves to bind them together. One of the earliest films to use the form was the 1948 film Quartet based on stories by W. Somerset Maugham. This led to two sequels, Trio (1950) and Encore (1951), as well as imitators like O. Henry's Full House. Films are produced by recording actual people and objects with cameras, or by creating them using animation techniques and/or special effects. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... New York Stories DVD cover New York Stories is a movie which was released in the USA in March 1989. ... Four Rooms DVD cover Four Rooms is a 1995 film. ... Twenty Bucks is a 1993 film that follows the travels of a $20 bill from a crisp new bill from the ATM through various transactions an incidents from person to person through the city. ... See also: 1947 in film 1948 1949 in film 1940s in film years in film film // Events Top grossing films North America The Red Shoes, (55th in year of release, lifetime box office would place it in first) The Road to Rio Easter Parade Red River The Three Musketeers, Johnny... W. Somerset Maugham as photographed in 1934 by Carl Van Vechten. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
Sometimes there is one "top-level" story, which leads into the various "sub-stories", as in Dead of Night and The Illustrated Man. The former helped to popularise the format for horror films, and British company Amicus made several such films in the 1960s and 1970s. Another variation is when different sub-narratives share a common incident (usually a turning point), as in Amores perros. Amicus is Britains second largest trade union, formed by the merger of MSF (Manufacturing Science and Finance) and the AEEU (Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union) agreed in 2001. ... The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Poster for Amores perros Amores perros (Loves a Bitch in some English-speaking markets) is a 2000 Mexican film directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu and starring Gael GarcÃa Bernal. ...
A film style is a recognizable group of conventions used by filmmakers to give specific meaning, or depth to their work.
Film style is distinct from film genre, which defines what a film is about -- Western films are about the American West, love stories are about love, and so on.
Although some styles are strongly associated with certain genres, a style can be applied to any genre -- Barbarella is a surrealistic science fiction film, for example.
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