Film Noir - Softcover

Silver, Alain; Ursini, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3822822698 ISBN 13: 9783822822692

Publisher: Taschen GmbH, 2004

Synopsis

Beginning with a general overview of film noir and covering its most important themes chapter by chapter (lovers plan murder, corrupt police, doomed love, psychological noir, etc.), this coplously illustrated handbook provides instant and in-depth access to the film noir genre for amateurs and aflclonados alike. Among the films covered are these "top ten": Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, Gun Crazy, Criss Cross, Detour, In A Lonely Place, T-Men, Out of the Past, The Reckless Moment, and Touch of Evil.

About this title

About the Author

Alain Silver has co-written and co-edited a score of books including The Samural Film, The Noir Style, The Vampire Film, Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles, director studies of David Lean and Robert Aldrich, and four Film Noir Readers. His articles have appeared in numerous film journals, newspapers, and online magazines. He holds a Ph.D. from UCLA and is a member of the Writers Guild of America west and the Directors Guild of America. James Ursini has co-written and co-edited eleven books with Alain Silver and the director study Preston Sturges: An American Dreamer. He has an MA in motion pictures from UCLA and currently lectures on filmmaking at UCLA and other schools in the Los Angeles area.

About this edition

• Publisher: Taschen GmbH
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 3822822698
• ISBN 13: 9783822822692
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192