Film Noir offers new perspectives on this highly popular and influential filmgenre, providing a useful overview of its historical evolution and the many critical debates over its stylistic elements.Brings together a range of perspectives on a topic that has been much discussed but remains notoriously ill-definedTraces the historical development of the genre, usefully exploring the relations between the films of the 1940s and 1950s that established the "noir" universe and the more recent films in which it has been frequently revivedEmploysa clear and intelligent writing style that makes this the perfect introduction to the genreOffers a thorough and engaging analysis of this popular area of film studies for students and scholarsPresents an in-depth analysis of six keyfilms, each exemplifying important trends of film noir: Murder, My Sweet; Out of the Past; Kiss Me Deadly; The Long Goodbye; Chinatown; and Seven INDICE: List of Plates ixAcknowledgments xiii1 Introduction 12 Historical Overview 203 Critical Overview 504 Murder, My Sweet 735 Out of the Past 1006 Kiss Me Deadly 1237 The Long Goodbye 1468 Chinatown 1719 Seven 191Afterword 215References 217Further Reading 223Index 225
- ISBN: 978-1-4443-5595-6
- Editorial: Wiley-Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 20/03/2012
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés