{"product_id":"no-daylight-in-that-face-9781644284605","title":"No Daylight in That Face","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur of print for years and newly retitled and expanded, this deluxe new edition of Gifford''s celebrated handbook unlocks the secrets of noir movies and their relevance today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor a tour of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003enoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e cinema, \u003ci\u003eNo Daylight in this Face\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect companion, and Barry Gifford is an ideal guide. His choice selection of films exposes the menacing, moody, and oftentimes violent underbelly of this dark movie genre that occupies a favorite niche in American popular culture.\u003cbr\u003eSome are classics, some are little known and seldom seen, but all, once viewed, are deeply remembered by aficionados of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003enoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Gifford''s roll call of unforgettables includes these, and more: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Asphalt Jungle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBody and Soul\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBody Heat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCharley Varrick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eChinatown\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Devil Thumbs a Ride\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eD.O.A.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHigh Sierra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKey Largo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eKiss of Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMean Streets\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMildred Pierce\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMr. Majestyk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOut of the Past\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Strange Love of Martha Ivers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStrangers on a Train\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhite Heat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, along with several \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003enoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e classics from Europe―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRepulsion\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Hidden Room\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eShoot the Piano Player\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe 400 Blows\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOdd Man Out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003eGifford identifies the directors and names the many \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003enoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stars, the greats and not-so-greats who were cast in the indelible roles of hoods, B-girls, psychopaths, grifters, gumshoes, waifs, tarts, femme fatales, mobsters, molls, and ex-cons.\u003cbr\u003eIn an introduction, novelists Edward Gorman and Dow Mossman collaboratively applaud Gifford''s selections and his insights: “The movies discussed here range from the lowest of the B''s to the biggest of the A''s, and this book is going to make you want to run out and locate every one of them (and good luck to you; finding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Devil Thumbs a Ride\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e could take you a lifetime). Through Barry Gifford''s eyes, we begin to see their similarities and their value. What Andrew Sarris did for the mainstream film in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe American Cinema\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Barry does here for the crime film.”\u003cbr\u003eWith a connoisseur''s insight and an offbeat sensitivity perfectly tailored to his subjects, Gifford''s brief essays cover a hundred of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003enoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e buff''s favorites. His highly polished impressions take the reader through five decades of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003enoir\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to find both the heart and the art of the plotline.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Rare Bird Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020213682519,"sku":"9781644284605","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781644284605.jpg?v=1750782782","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/no-daylight-in-that-face-9781644284605","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}