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Anthology films (Genre/Form Term)

Preferred form: Anthology films
Used for/see from:
  • Anthologies (Motion pictures)
  • Composite films
  • Episode films
  • Episodic films
  • Omnibus films
  • Portmanteau films
  • Sketch films
See also:

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)

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 For films that are composed of pre-existing published or unpublished films, or portions thereof, see Compilation films.

Note under Compilation films