Somewhere in the night : film noir and the American city / by Nicholas Christopher.
Somewhere in the night : film noir and the American city / by Nicholas Christopher.
Somewhere in the night : film noir and the American city / by Nicholas Christopher.
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New York : Free Press, c1997.
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N791.43655/14
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 290 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
1. Into the Labyrinth -- 2. Night and the City -- 3. Postcards from the Ruins: Some Americans Abroad -- 4. Office Buildings and Casinos -- 5. Grafters, Grifters, and Tycoons -- 6. The Dark Mirror: Sex, Dreams, and Psychoanalysis -- 7. Black and White in Color -- 8. Paint It Black -- Appendix. A Brie...
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Publisher
New York : Free Press, c1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Acclaimed novelist and poet Nicholas Christopher explores the cultural identity of film noir in a seamless, elegant, and enchanting work of literary prose. Examining virtually the entire catalogue of film noir, Christopher identifies the central motif as the urban labyrinth, a place infested with psychosis, anxiety, and existential dread in which t...
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Somewhere in the night : film noir and the American city / by Nicholas Christopher.
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Filmography: p. 273-280.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-271) and index.
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c1997.
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N791.43655/14
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74VvDZx8xVQd
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ISBN
0684828030
9780684828039
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791.43655
MMS ID
991004818259702626
