Crime Films: Investigating the Scene - Couverture souple

Thompson, Kirstin

 
9781905674138: Crime Films: Investigating the Scene
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1905674139 ISBN 13 : 9781905674138
Editeur : Wallflower Press, 2007

Synopsis

Crime Films: Investigating the Scene analyzes the wide body of films that fall under the rubric of crime, from the gangster film to the film noir to classic whodunit television series like Law and Order and CSI. Ever since Edwin S. Porter's The Great Train Robbery in 1903, audiences have been fascinated by films about crime and the world as seen from both sides of the law. Crime Films approaches a crime scene from the standpoint of the criminal, the crime, and the crime-solver, revealing the master plan behind the world of crime on screen. The criminal underworld takes on many forms, and this volume delves into recent developments in erotic thrillers like Basic Instinct (1992) and neo-noirs like Body Heat (1981) and LA Confidential (1997). Also included are a number of close readings of enduring crime films, from The Silence of the Lambs (1991) to Seven (1995) as well as such television series as Hill Street Blues, Homicide, and CSI.

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À propos de l'auteur

Kirsten Moana Thompson is assistant professor of film studies at Wayne State University and the co-editor of Perspectives on German Cinema.

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Éditeur
Wallflower Press
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1905674139
ISBN 13 
9781905674138
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
144
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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