International Noir / / Homer B. Pettey, R. Barton Palmer.

Examines the influence of film noir on visual narrative and technique in global cinematic traditions.Following World War II, film noir became the dominant cinematic expression of Cold War angst, influencing new trends in European and Asian filmmaking. International Noir examines film noir's inf...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2014
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:Traditions in World Cinema : TWC
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.) :; 28 B/W illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes on the Contributors
  • Introduction: The Noir Impulse
  • 1. British Noir
  • 2. French Noir 1947-79: From Grunge-noir to Noir-hilism
  • 3. French Neo-noir: An Aesthetic for the Policier
  • 4. Early Japanese Noir
  • 5. The Gunman and the Gun: Japanese Film Noir since the Late 1950s
  • 6. Darker than Dark: Film Noir in its Asian Contexts
  • 7. Nordic Noir and Neo-noir: The Human Criminal
  • 8. Indian Film Noir
  • 9. The New Sincerity of Neo-noir
  • 10. Post-noir: Getting Back to Business
  • Selected Bibliography of International Film Noir
  • Selected Filmography of International Film Noir
  • Index