Film noir literally "black cinema" is the label customarily given
to a group of black and white American films, mostly crime
thrillers, made between 1940 and 1959. Today there is considerable
dispute about what are the shared features that classify a noir
film, and therefore which films should be included in this
category. These problems are partly caused because film noir is a
retrospective label that was not used in the 1940s or 1950s by the
film industry as a production category and therefore its existence
and features cannot be established through reference to trade
documents. The Historical Dictionary of Film Noir is a
comprehensive guide that ranges from 1940 to present day neo-noir.
It consists of a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography,
a filmography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on
every aspect of film noir and neo-noir, including key films,
personnel (actors, cinematographers, composers, directors,
producers, set designers, and writers), themes, issues, influences,
visual style, cycles of films (e.g. amnesiac noirs), the
representation of the city and gender, other forms (comics/graphic
novels, television, and videogames), and noir's presence in world
cinema. It is an essential reference work for all those interested
in this important cultural phenomenon."
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