Film noir production the whodunit of the classic American mystery film
"David Landau's Film Noir Production: The Whodunit of the Classic American Mystery Film is a book meant for those who like a good story, one the Noir Films always delivered, concentrating on the characters more than anything else. Readers will find in these pages many behind-the-scenes tal...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Routledge
2017
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| Collection: | O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Noir comes to light (The Maltese falcon)
- The noir hero (Murder my sweet)
- The noir anti-hero (This gun for hire)
- The femmes of noir: they aren't always fatale (Double indemnity)
- Directors and studios: a noir relationship (Laura)
- The noir cast (the big sleep)
- Noir themes (Macao)
- Noir style; music, costumes and art direction (My favorite brunette)
- Noir imagery: lighting and cinematography (The big combo)
- Noir speak: dialog & first person narrative (Kiss kiss bang bang)
- Noir's rebirth & neo noir (House of games)
- Cross genre noir & noir influence (Brick)
- Appendix 1: Notable noir films
- Appendix 2: Bibliography & books on film noir