An overview of an often celebrated, but also contested, body of films. It discusses film noir as a cultural phenomenon whose history is more extensive and diverse than American black and white crime thrillers of the forties. An extended Background Chapter situates film noir within its cultural context.

264 pages, illustrations

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	May 31, 2002
ISBN13	9780582437128
Publishers	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Pages	264
Dimensions	156 × 233 × 13 mm · 416 g
Language	English

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