Film noir is one of the most enduring and popular genres in cinema.
But it did not spring up spontaneously fully formed. Rather its
origins can be traced to sources as varied as Victorian literature
German Expressionism and American art and photography. In this
comprehensive collection of essays that's packed with illustrations
and artwork a team of eminent scholars and film writers present
thorough analyses of the influence of prototypes on the classic
period of film noir.THSome essays focus on particularly influential
genres such as the rogue cop film and gothic thrillers; while
others discuss the choices of individual filmmakers including John
Ford and Alfred Hitchcock in their most well-loved films.THThe
editors and all of the featured contributors a Sheri Chinen Biesen
Todd Erickson Richard Edwards Julie Grossman Robert Miklitsch Homer
Pettey Robert Porfirio Tom Ryall Marlisa Santos Jesse Schlotterbeck
and Tony Williams a are noted scholars in the field of film noir
most of whom have written book-length studies of their own.THFrom
the gangster and horror genres to social realism and Hitchcock's
spy films of the 1930s EFilm Noir PrototypesE offers compelling
accounts of the genre's influences. As befits the topic over 300
illustrations keyed to the text capture the richness and breadth of
the classic period's imagery.
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