Spicer, Andrew,  1953- <br/><br/>
Film noir / 
Andrew Spicer. 
 - Harlow, England ;  New York :  Longman,  2002. 
 - x, 250 pages :  illustrations ;   24 cm. 
 - Inside film .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [204]-225) and indexes. Filmography: p. [226]-238. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780582437128 0582437121 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002072598 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Film noir--History and criticism.--United States<br/>Film noir--History and criticism.--Great Britain
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1995.9.F54  / S754f 2002 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/655