Fatalism in American film noir : some cinematic philosophy /

This book reveals the ways in which American film noir explore the declining credibility of individuals as causal centers of agency, and how we live with the acknowledgment of such limitations.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pippin, Robert B., 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2012.
Colección:Page-Barbour lectures for 2010.
Temas:
Tourneur, Jacques > 1904-1977
Welles, Orson > 1915-1985
Lang, Fritz > 1890-1976
Film noir > United States > History and criticism.
Fate and fatalism in motion pictures.
Films noirs > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Destin et fatalisme au cinéma.
ART > Film & Video.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
Fate and fatalism in motion pictures
Film noir
Schicksal > Motiv
Fatalismus
United States
USA
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Trapped by oneself in Jacques Tourneur's Out of the past
  • "A deliberate, intentional fool" in Orson Welles's The lady from Shanghai
  • Sexual agency in Fritz Lang's Scarlet Street
  • "Why didn't you shoot again, baby?": concluding remarks.

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