What is Film Noir?Bucknell University Press, 16.09.2011 - 213 Seiten What is Film Noir? surveys the various theories of film noir, defines film noir, and explains how the genre relates to the style and the period in which noir was created. It also provides a very useful theory of genre and how it relates to film study. |
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The Genre Defined | 19 |
Chapter 03 Objections | 31 |
Chapter 04 Style | 55 |
Chapter 05 Period Style | 65 |
Chapter 06 Alfred Hitchcock | 89 |
Chapter 07 Meanings | 115 |
Appendices | 135 |
Within the Genre | 137 |
Borderline | 173 |
Period Pieces | 179 |
Works Cited | 185 |
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About the Author | 213 |
Chapter 08 Last Words | 133 |
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