Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Description for 100 Film Noirs
Hardback. This BFI Screen Guide provides an accessible, richly-illustrated introduction to 100 key noir films, from Hollywood classics such as Double Indemnity to more recent titles such as Sin City, as well as examples from Europe, Japan, India and Mexico, together with an editorial overview of the genre and its key debates. Series: Screen Guides. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 123 x 25. Weight in Grams: 492.
Film noir's popularity with cinema audiences, enthusiasts and scholars has remained unabated since post-war French critics began discerning a new trend in American film with the release of such stylish and atmospheric crime features as Double Indemnity and Murder, My Sweet. Many of Hollywood's greatest directors such as Fritz Lang and Robert Siodmak are now closely associated with film noir's psychologically acute observations of the darker contours of the American urban landscape. Thanks to evocative cinematography, sharp writing and powerful performances, these films have had an enduring influence on international visual culture.
100 Film Noirs provides an authoritative overview ... Read more
Film noir's popularity with cinema audiences, enthusiasts and scholars has remained unabated since post-war French critics began discerning a new trend in American film with the release of such stylish and atmospheric crime features as Double Indemnity and Murder, My Sweet. Many of Hollywood's greatest directors such as Fritz Lang and Robert Siodmak are now closely associated with film noir's psychologically acute observations of the darker contours of the American urban landscape. Thanks to evocative cinematography, sharp writing and powerful performances, these films have had an enduring influence on international visual culture.
100 Film Noirs provides an authoritative overview ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
296
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Series
Screen Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844572151
SKU
V9781844572151
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Jim Hillier
JIM HILLIER is Visiting Lecturer in the Department of Film and Television Studies at the University of Reading. His publications include American Independent Cinema (2001), The Film Studies Dictionary (2000) and Howard Hawks: American Artist (1996). ALASTAIR PHILLIPS is Associate Professor in the Department of Film and Television Studies at the University of Warwick. He is the author ... Read more
Reviews for 100 Film Noirs
'100 Film Noirs offers many insights into the history and visual grammar of the genre and provides the perfect excuse to revisit some classics and discover some forgotten masterpieces.' - PD Smith, The Guardian '100 Film Noirs has a strong international dimension and provides new and revealing insights into film noirs from France, Germany, Japan, India, Mexico and beyond' - ... Read more