Film Noir and the Possibilities of Hollywood

AvNathaniel Deyo

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Del i serien Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television

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Beskrivning

Built around close readings of 11 noir films, this book seeks to refresh our understanding of “film noir” by returning to the films themselves.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2021-05-24
Mått:148 x 210 x 13 mm
Vikt:301 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Palgrave Close Readings in Film and Television
Antal sidor:213
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030370602

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Nathaniel Deyo is a lecturer in the Composition Program at the University of Miami, Florida, USA.

Recensioner i media

“While Film Noir and the Possibilities of Hollywood should be of special interest to scholars of film noir, the book also proves to be a meaningful addition to the broader field of film and media studies.” (Heather Duerre Humann, Journal of Popular Film and Television, Vol. 48 (3), 2020)

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: The Case of the Missing Films.- Part I: Paradigmatic and Conventional.- 2. The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, Scarlet Street, & Out of the Past: Paradigm Cases.- 3. The Narrow Margin: Convention as Deception.- Part II: Auteurist Noir.- 4. Ministry of Fear: Fritz Lang’s De-Suturing Operations.- 5. The Big Sleep: Howard Hawks’s Hollywood Fantasy.- 6. Laura: Otto Preminger’s Statement of Purpose.- Part III: Noir and History.- 7. Act of Violence: Articulating the Spaces of Modernity.- 8. Reign of Terror & The Tall Target: Theses on the Philosophy of History.- Part IV: Conclusion.- 9. Conclusion: Reflections on Method