Somewhere in the Night Film Noir and the American City

Name: Somewhere in the Night Film Noir and the American City
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ISBN: 9780029229156

ISBN-10: 0029229154

ISBN-13: 9780029229156

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Authors: Nicholas Christopher

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Film noir is more than a cinematic genre. It is an essential aspect of American culture. Along with the cowboy of the Wild West, the denizen of the film noir city is at the very center of our mythological iconography. Described as the style of an anxious victor, film noir began during the post-war period, a strange time of hope and optimism mixed with fear and even paranoia. The shadow of this rich and powerful cinematic style can now be seen in virtually every artistic medium. The spectacular success of recent neo-film noirs is only the tip of an iceberg. In the dead-on, nocturnal jazz of Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, the chilled urban landscapes of Edward Hopper, and postwar literary…

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List price: $22.95
Publisher: Free Press
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Into the Labyrinth



Night and the City



Postcards from the Ruins: Some Americans Abroad



Office Buildings and Casinos



Grafters, Grifters, and Tycoons



The Dark Mirror: Sex, Dreams, and Psychoanalysis



Black and White in Color



Paint It Black



A Brief Genealogy


Sources


Selected Filmography: 1940-1959


Selected Neo-Noirs: 1960-1997


Index