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Film noir
Andrew Spicer · 2002 · 250 pages
Film noirHistory and criticismFilm noir--history and criticismFilm noir--united states--history and criticismFilm noir--great britain--history and criticismPn1995.9.f54 s68 2002
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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.
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