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Anthology film

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An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film, package film, or portmanteau film) is a single film consisting of several shorter films, each complete in itself and distinguished from the other, though frequently tied together by a single theme, premise, or author. Sometimes each one is directed by a different director or written by a different author, or may even have been made at different times or in different countries. Anthology films are distinguished from "revue films" such as Paramount on Parade (1930)—which were common in Hollywood in the early decades of sound film, composite films, and compilation films.

Anthology films are often mistaken with hyperlink cinema. Hyperlink cinema shows parts of many stories throughout a film, whereas anthology films show story segments of one at a time. Some mistaken examples include Pulp Fiction (1994) and Amores Perros (2000), distributing their storylines non-chronologically, separated by segments.

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  1. ^ "The Monster Club (1981)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Cat's Eye (1985)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 22 April 2023.
  3. ^ Smith, Nigel N. (22 January 2012). "Bloody Disgusting Founder and "V/H/S" Producer Brad Miska On Why the Found-Footage Movie Is Here To Stay"". Indiewire. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  4. ^ "Sundance Film Festival Program: "Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia"". Sundance. Archived from the original on 2022-02-20. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
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