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THE DARK SIDE OF THE SCREEN : Film Noir
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THE DARK SIDE OF THE SCREEN : Film Noir Soft cover - 2001

by Hirsch, Foster

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New York, NY: Da Capo Press, 2001. 2001 Reissue, First Printing . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Illustrated soft cover/NF w/trace creasing to lower back corner tip. Unabridged republication of the First Edition of 1981. Classic film history. "Film Noir" as a descriptive term was coined by French critics when they noticed a distinctly dark tonal change in post World War II American films ... thrillers became more sombre and pessimistic than preceding productions of the 1930s. The critical term only became accepted in the US in the late sixties. In character types, mood, themes, and visual composition, Double Indemity and Scarlet Street dramatize the consequences of obsession and offer a lexicon on noir stylistics. This volume explores the literary background, stylistics, narrative patterns, and directors and actors exemplifying this genre. Fine copy augumented by stills.
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  • Title THE DARK SIDE OF THE SCREEN : Film Noir
  • Author Hirsch, Foster
  • Binding Soft cover
  • Edition 2001 Reissue, First Printing
  • Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Pages 248
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Da Capo Press, New York, NY
  • Date 2001
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 005222
  • ISBN 9780306810398 / 0306810395
  • Weight 1.28 lbs (0.58 kg)
  • Dimensions 10.41 x 8.38 x 0.64 in (26.44 x 21.29 x 1.63 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Film noir - United States - History and, Gangster films - History and criticism
  • Dewey Decimal Code 791.430

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car weaves crazily through the dark deserted streets of downtown Los Angeles.

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Foster Hirsch, the author of fifteen books on film and theater, among them The Dark Side of the Screen: Film Noir and Kurt Weill on Stage, lives in New York City.