L.A. noir : the city as character /

Filmbuffs explore the world of noir cinema in a Los Angeles context withthis guide to noir films and their California settings. This bookillustrates how these films use L.A.'s diverse cityscape andarchitecture to convey a unique vision of urban corruption andexistential fatalism, in both the gr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Silver, Alain, 1947-
Otros Autores: Ursini, James
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : Santa Monica Press, ©2005.
Temas:
Film noir > United States > History and criticism.
Films noirs > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > General.
Film noir
Motion pictures
Los Angeles (Calif.) > In motion pictures.
California > Los Angeles
United States
Los Angeles <Calif., Motiv>
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Filmbuffs explore the world of noir cinema in a Los Angeles context withthis guide to noir films and their California settings. This bookillustrates how these films use L.A.'s diverse cityscape andarchitecture to convey a unique vision of urban corruption andexistential fatalism, in both the gritty downtown area and the outlyingaffluent communities like Malibu and Beverly Hills. Dozens of noir andneo-noir films are featured including classics such as DoubleIndemnity, Kiss Me Dead.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (173 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Filmography: pages 158-171.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781595809827
1595809821
9781595808776
1595808779

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