Film noir /
Spicer, Andrew, 1953-
Film noir / Andrew Spicer. - Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, 2002. - x, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Inside film .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-225) and indexes. Filmography: p. [226]-238.
An overview of a film genre that is both celebrated and contested. Describes its origin in German Expressionism, French Poetic Realism and its development with American genres: the gangster/ crime thriller, horror and Gothic romance. Five chapters are devoted to classic film noir of the 1940s and 1950s and three chapters investigate neo-noir and British film noir. This lucid introduction will appeal to undergraduates, cinéastes, film teachers and researchers.
9780582437128 0582437121
2002072598
Film noir--History and criticism.--United States
Film noir--History and criticism.--Great Britain
PN1995.9.F54 / S754f 2002
791.43/655
Film noir / Andrew Spicer. - Harlow, England ; New York : Longman, 2002. - x, 250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Inside film .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-225) and indexes. Filmography: p. [226]-238.
An overview of a film genre that is both celebrated and contested. Describes its origin in German Expressionism, French Poetic Realism and its development with American genres: the gangster/ crime thriller, horror and Gothic romance. Five chapters are devoted to classic film noir of the 1940s and 1950s and three chapters investigate neo-noir and British film noir. This lucid introduction will appeal to undergraduates, cinéastes, film teachers and researchers.
9780582437128 0582437121
2002072598
Film noir--History and criticism.--United States
Film noir--History and criticism.--Great Britain
PN1995.9.F54 / S754f 2002
791.43/655