Umfang:
viii, 261 pages
,
21 cm
ISBN:
9783030138066
,
3030138062
Inhalt:
1. Introduction: In Pursuit of the Neo-Noir -- 2. Crime, Corruption and Social Critique: A Thematic Overview of Noir -- 3. Conflict and Crisis: Masculinity and Noir -- 4. Fear and Fantasy: Women in Noir -- 5. Noir by Any Other Name? Generic Confusion and Diffusion -- 6. A Lighter Shade of Noir: Differing Uses of Comedy -- 7. Fatalism vs. Free Will: Nihilism and Noir -- Filmography -- Index.
Inhalt:
This book examines the contrasting forms neo-noir has taken on screen, asking what prompts our continued interest in tales of criminality and moral uncertainty--back cover
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references, filmography (pages 237-247) and index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9783030138073
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 9783030138073
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Film noir
;
Filmgenre
;
Geschichte 1990-2016
