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This article gives us a brief defenition of formalism, its basic theory which explains how the elements of a film work by giving some exapmles, ideological formalism and formalism in auteur theory which opposes formalism in film. It explains how ideological formalism works in the classical Hollywood cinema and discusses film noir.It is very eassy to read and understand because it gives a good definition and examples.