Film Noir and Los Angeles - Urban History and the Dark Imaginary (Hardcover)

This book combines film studies with urban theory in a spatial exploration of twentieth century Los Angeles. Configured through the dark lens of noir, the author examines an alternate urban history of Los Angeles forged by the fictional modes of detective fiction, film noir and neo noir. Dark portrayals of the city are analyzed in Raymond Chandler's crime fiction through to key films like Double Indemnity (1944) and The End of Violence (1997). By employing these fictional elements as the basis for historicising the city's unrivalled urban form, the analysis demonstrates an innovative approach to urban historiography. Revealing some of the earliest tendencies of postmodern expression in Hollywood cinema, this book will be of great relevance to students and researchers working in the fields of film, literature, cultural and urban studies. It will also be of interest to scholars researching histories of Los Angeles and the American noir imagination.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in Film Studies
Release date:	September 2020
First published:	2021
Authors:	Sean W. Maher
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-30456-7
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Industrial history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
LSN:	1-138-30456-5
Barcode:	9781138304567

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