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In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City - Couverture souple

Smith, Imogen Sara

 
9780786463053: In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0786463058 ISBN 13 : 9780786463053
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2011

Synopsis

Although film noir is traditionally associated with the mean streets of the Dark City, this volume explores the genre from a new angle, focusing on non-urban settings. Through detailed readings of over 100 films set in suburbs, small towns, on the road, in the desert, borderlands and the vast, empty West, the author investigates the alienation expressed by film noir, pinpointing its motivation in the conflict between desires for escape, autonomy and freedom--and fears of loneliness, exile and dissolution. Through such films as Out of the Past, They Live by Night and Touch of Evil, this survey examines how film noir reflected radical changes in the physical and social landscapes of postwar America, defining the genre's contribution to the eternal debate between the values of individualism and community.

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À propos de l'auteur

Imogen Sara Smith has written on topics ranging from photography and painting to the films of Buster Keaton. Currently serving as project manager for the Dance Coalition, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0786463058
ISBN 13 
9780786463053
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
255
Coordonnées du fabricant
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