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Beschreibung
Lucidly written, Film Noir is an accessible informative and stimulating introduction that has a broad appeal to undergraduates, cineastes, film teachers and [...] Noir is an overview of an often celebrated, but also contested, body of films. It discusses film noir as a cultural phenomenon whose history is more extensive and diverse than American black and white crime thrillers of the forties. An extended Background Chapter situates film noir within its cultural context, describing its origin in German Expressionism, French Poetic Realism and in developments within American genres, the gangster/crime thriller, horror and the Gothic romance and its possible relationship to changes in American society.
Lucidly written, Film Noir is an accessible informative and stimulating introduction that has a broad appeal to undergraduates, cineastes, film teachers and [...] Noir is an overview of an often celebrated, but also contested, body of films. It discusses film noir as a cultural phenomenon whose history is more extensive and diverse than American black and white crime thrillers of the forties. An extended Background Chapter situates film noir within its cultural context, describing its origin in German Expressionism, French Poetic Realism and in developments within American genres, the gangster/crime thriller, horror and the Gothic romance and its possible relationship to changes in American society.
Über den Autor
Authored by Spicer, Andrew
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. The Background to Film Noir 2. Conditons of Production and Reception 3. Noir Style 4. Themes and Narrative Strategies 5. Gender in Film Noir: Character Types and Performers 6. The Noir Auteur 7. Neo-Noir 1: Modernist Film Noir 8. Neo-Noir 2: Postmodern Film Noir 9. British Film Noir Further Reading Bibliography Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Genre: Importe, Kunst
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Theater & Film
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780582437128
ISBN-10: 0582437121
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Spicer, Andrew
Hersteller: Routledge
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 234 x 156 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Andrew Spicer
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.05.2002
Gewicht: 0,404 kg
Artikel-ID: 124878555

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