About this title: This bountiful anthology combines all the key early writings on film noir with many newer essays, including some published here for the first time. Part one reprints eight seminal essays that classify and analyse the period and its product and also offers the initial extensive discussion of film noir in English. In Part Two there are 'case studies' of individual film and film makers. Part Three probes deeper into the question 'What Is This Thing Called Noir?' -- the title of one of the new essays. Other original pieces consider such issues as narrative structure, the femme fatale, the ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Limelight Editions
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780879101978ISBN:0879101970
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Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Limelight Editions, New York
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780879101978ISBN:0879101970
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Publisher: Limelight Editions
Date Published: 1996-07-01
ISBN-13:9780879101978ISBN:0879101970
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Limelight Editions
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780879101978ISBN:0879101970
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Publisher: Limelight Editions, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780879101978ISBN:0879101970
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Limelight Editions
Date Published: 1996-08-01
ISBN-13:9780879101978ISBN:0879101970
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corp
Date Published: 1996
ISBN-13:9780879101978ISBN:0879101970
Description: This bountiful anthology combines all the key early writings on film noir with many newer essays, including some published here for the first time. The collection is assembled by the editors of the Third Edition of Film Noir: An Enclyclopedic Referen... read more
"I knew absolutely nothing about film noir when I first got this book. I'm not saying I'm a fan of the genre now (a little too fatalistic for my taste, but that's the basis of the film-type), but this book gave me a better appreciation of film noir by giving me a grasp of the breakdown and background in clear, intelligent language."
"I recently revisited this book, having first read it in 2005. It's not an easy read, and is probably the most authoritative collection of Film Noir essays out there. The conflicting opinions of the essayists (who often disagree with and launch attacks upon each other) result in you having to make up your own mind about the intricacies of the film noir style and what it represents, which in my opinion is a good thing. We need more books which don't dictate, but encourage readers to reach informed conclusions about cultural movements (cinematic and otherwise) when they have so many subjective aspects."
"An excellent overview and introduction to critical responses to film noir. Includes several influential early writings and interesting essays on the evolution of the noir style and its influence on television. A bit lighter on the hardcore academia than the same editors' "Horror Film Reader," but then that's probably why they've done about four volumes of "Film Noir Reader!""
"I have always found the old time film noirs fascinating. They hearken back to an older world where men with hearts of gold became cold, looking for redemption. Where the women were mysterious, tough and striking in their beauty, able to drag men down to the depths of hell and back. A time when the likes of Veronica Lake, Bogart, Alan Ladd, Gilda and Lauren Bacall would become sex symbols, while shadows danced across their face and cigarettes were eternally lite, danglingly from their lips. Reading this book reminded me of all the great films I have watched and re-watched countless times in my youth. A fond memory while learning some things new. What more could one ask for?"
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