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Book Synopsis
Film Noir offers new perspectives on this highly popular and influential film genre, providing a useful overview of its historical evolution and the many critical debates over its stylistic elements.

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“It is the most comprehensive and lucid study of the genre I have read … I was also impressed with Luhr's handling of the shift in Hollywood from the 1930s to 1940s. The morally compromised "heroes" of the 1940s were unthinkable in the 1930s. Like all good film critics, Luhr makes me want to see my favorite films again because he has shown me things I missed. And then there are all those films I didn't see that are now on my list because of William Luhr.” (Carl Rollyson, 16 June 2012)



Table of Contents
List of Plates ix

Acknowledgments xiii

1 Introduction 1

2 Historical Overview 20

3 Critical Overview 50

4 Murder, My Sweet 73

5 Out of the Past 100

6 Kiss Me Deadly 123

7 The Long Goodbye 146

8 Chinatown 171

9 Seven 191

Afterword 215

References 217

Further Reading 223

Index 225

Film Noir

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    A Paperback / softback by William Luhr

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      Book details

      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 20 February 2012
      ISBN-13 9781405145954
      978-1405145954
      ISBN-10 1405145951
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      Film: styles and genres

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Film Noir offers new perspectives on this highly popular and influential film genre, providing a useful overview of its historical evolution and the many critical debates over its stylistic elements.

      Trade Review

      “It is the most comprehensive and lucid study of the genre I have read … I was also impressed with Luhr's handling of the shift in Hollywood from the 1930s to 1940s. The morally compromised "heroes" of the 1940s were unthinkable in the 1930s. Like all good film critics, Luhr makes me want to see my favorite films again because he has shown me things I missed. And then there are all those films I didn't see that are now on my list because of William Luhr.” (Carl Rollyson, 16 June 2012)



      Table of Contents
      List of Plates ix

      Acknowledgments xiii

      1 Introduction 1

      2 Historical Overview 20

      3 Critical Overview 50

      4 Murder, My Sweet 73

      5 Out of the Past 100

      6 Kiss Me Deadly 123

      7 The Long Goodbye 146

      8 Chinatown 171

      9 Seven 191

      Afterword 215

      References 217

      Further Reading 223

      Index 225

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