Film noir production the whodunit of the classic American mystery film

"David Landau's Film Noir Production: The Whodunit of the Classic American Mystery Film is a book meant for those who like a good story, one the Noir Films always delivered, concentrating on the characters more than anything else. Readers will find in these pages many behind-the-scenes tal...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Landau, David, 1956- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge 2017.
Edición:1st edition
Colección:A Focal Press Book
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630178606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Noir comes to light (The Maltese falcon)
  • The noir hero (Murder my sweet)
  • The noir anti-hero (This gun for hire)
  • The femmes of noir: they aren't always fatale (Double indemnity)
  • Directors and studios: a noir relationship (Laura)
  • The noir cast (the big sleep)
  • Noir themes (Macao)
  • Noir style; music, costumes and art direction (My favorite brunette)
  • Noir imagery: lighting and cinematography (The big combo)
  • Noir speak: dialog & first person narrative (Kiss kiss bang bang)
  • Noir's rebirth & neo noir (House of games)
  • Cross genre noir & noir influence (Brick).