The dark side of the screen : film noir
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The dark side of the screen : film noir
（A Da Capo paperback）
Da Capo Press, 1981
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Film noir
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Cover title: Film noir
Reprint. Originally published: San Diego : A.S. Barnes, 1981
Bibliography: p. 211-212
Filmography: p. 213-220
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Foster Hirschs Dark Side of the Screen is by far the most thorough and entertaining study of the themes, visual motifs, character types, actors, directors, and films in this genre ever published. From Billy Wilder, Douglas Sirk, Robert Aldrich, and Howard Hawkes to Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski, and Paul Schrader, the noir themes of dread, paranoia, steamy sex, double-crossing women, and menacing cityscapes have held a fascination. The features that make Burt Lancaster, Joan Crawford, Robert Mitchum, and Humphrey Bogart into noir heroes and heroines are carefully detailed here, as well as those camera angles, lighting effects, and story lines that characterize Fritz Lang, Samuel Fuller, and Orson Welles as noir directors.For the current rediscovery of film noir, this comprehensive history with its list of credits to 112 outstanding films and its many illustrations will be a valuable reference and a source of inspiration for further research.
Table of Contents
The City at Night The Literary Background: The Boys in the Back Room The Cinematic Background: From Expressionism to Neo-Realism The Crazy Mirror: Noir Stylistics The Noir Director The Noir Actor Down These Mean Streets Narrative Patterns Noirs Legacy
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