Film Noir: Hard-Boiled Modernity and the Cultures of Globalization

ISBN-13: 9780415458139 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 288 str.

Jennifer Fay

Opis

The term 'film noir' still conjures images of a uniquely American malaise: hard-boiled detectives, fatal women, and the shadowy hells of urban life. This book examines how film noir crosses national boundaries, speaks to diverse international audiences, and dramatizes local crimes and the crises of local spaces in the face of global phenomena.

Recenzje

"Jennifer Fay and Justus Nieland have written an ideal text for students of this fascinating category of films. They've lucidly synthesized recent critical debates and at the same time added an original spin to the topic, viewing noir in the context of internationalism and globalization. Their book deserves a very wide audience." - James Naremore author of More Than Night: Film Noir in Its Contexts

Spis treści

Preface: Down these Mean Streets, Again... Chapter 1: Film Noir and the Culture of InternationalismChapter 2: Critical DebatesChapter 3: Film Noir Style and the Arts of DyingChapter 4: Fragments of One International Noir HistoryAppendix - Supplementary Screenings, Secondary Reading and Discussion Questions