The Maltese Falcon to Body of Lies : spies, noirs, and trust /
"Film noir is by definition dark, but not, this book argues, desperate. Characters in noir movies repeatedly implore one another, 'Trust me!' Although trust may not save the characters, it is often a horizon of hope. Examining twenty-eight great noir films from the first noir, The Mal...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albuquerque :
University of New Mexico Press,
2015.
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Colección: | Recencies.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I. Noirs. Work
- Trust
- Alone
- Men you can trust
- Women you can't
- Quick change
- Part II. Spies. State service
- Privacy
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index.