Luhr Film Noir

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4443-5593-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 248 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: New Approaches to Film Genre

Film Noir offers new perspectives on this highly popular andinfluential film genre, providing a useful overview of itshistorical evolution and the many critical debates over itsstylistic elements.
* Brings together a range of perspectives on a topic that hasbeen much discussed but remains notoriously ill-defined
* Traces the historical development of the genre, usefullyexploring the relations between the films of the 1940s and 1950sthat established the "noir" universe and the more recent films inwhich it has been frequently revived
* Employs a clear and intelligent writing style that makes thisthe perfect introduction to the genre
* Offers a thorough and engaging analysis of this popular area offilm studies for students and scholars
* Presents an in-depth analysis of six key films, eachexemplifying important trends of film noir: Murder, MySweet; Out of the Past; Kiss Me Deadly; TheLong Goodbye; Chinatown; and Seven

Autoren/Hrsg.

Luhr, William

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Plates ix
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 Historical Overview 20
3 Critical Overview 50
4 Murder, My Sweet 73
5 Out of the Past 100
6 Kiss Me Deadly 123
7 The Long Goodbye 146
8 Chinatown 171
9 Seven 191
Afterword 215
References 217
Further Reading 223
Index 225

Über Autor(innen)

William Luhr is Professor of English at St. Peter's College,Co-Chair of the Columbia University Seminar on Cinema andInterdisciplinary Interpretation, and Standing Editor of theOxford University Press Online Bibliography on Cinema and MediaStudies. He is the editor of The Coen Brothers'Fargo (2004) and The Maltese Falcon: John Huston,Director (1995) and the author of, amongst others, ScreeningGenders (with Krin Gabbard, 2008), Thinking About Movies:Watching, Questioning, Enjoying, third edition (co-author withPeter Lehman, 2008) and Raymond Chandler and Film, secondedition (1991).