| Film Noir: From Berlin to Sin City Contributor(s): Bould, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 1904764509 ISBN-13: 9781904764502 Publisher: Wallflower Press OUR PRICE: $20.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2005 Annotation: "Film Noir: From Fritz Lang to Fight Club" explores the murky world of a genre responsible for many of film's most enduring images. Mark Bould discusses problems of definition and the often ambiguous nature of film noir and looks at modern films that could be called neo-noir. Iconic and enduring, film noir attracted great stars (Bogart, Bacall, Mitchum, Lancaster), many of the best directors of the era (Wilder, Lang, Preminger, Hawks, Siodmak, Welles) and this book is an indispensible guide to this popular genre. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Media Tie-in |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Short Cuts (Wallflower) |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.94" W x 7.86" (0.53 lbs) 156 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Film Noir explores the murky world of a genre responsible for many of film's most enduring images. Mark Bould discusses problems of definition and the often ambiguous nature of film noir and looks at modern films that could be called neo-noir. Iconic and enduring, film noir attracted great stars (Bogart, Bacall, Mitchum, Lancaster), many of the best directors of the era (Wilder, Lang, Preminger, Hawks, Siodmak, Welles) and this book is an indispensible guide to this popular genre. |