Let me interrupt this diverting exchange to point out that Deleuze does describe several genres in Cinema 2 that can emerge in any historical period. The prime example is the "minority cinemas" he describes under "Powers of the false," in which the time-image is invoked because minority filmmakers (in the sense of D+G's Toward a Minor Literature) cannot work uncritically within the regime of the movement-image. Another example might be his "cinema of the body," which might describe both experimental and narrative films from many periods. Laura U. Marks SSAC: Film Studies Carleton University [log in to unmask] ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]