The Film Noir Encyclopedia Hardcover - 2010
by Silver, Alain
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
Everything you ever wanted to know about Film Noir, but didn't even know to ask, in one epic reference
Enter the world of film noir, a world of darkness, ambiguity, and moral corruption. Meet the cynical and obsessive heroes of film noir portrayed by actors like Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, James Cageny, Joan Crawford, and Bette Davis. You may encounter a gun-toting gangster, a femme fatale wrapped in fur, a detective with the brim of his hat turned down, or a desperate murderer lurking in the shadows of a doorway. It's a world we all know-the seedy underbelly of the American Dream, and every bit as much a part of our culture.This wonderfully exhaustive text-tallying more than three hundred thousand words with hundreds of film stills and photos new to the work-distills everything about the genre into one volume from movies to stars to themes and motifs, and brings us up to date with contemporary contributions to the genre. This is the final word on a dark subject.
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- Title The Film Noir Encyclopedia
- Author Silver, Alain
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition, Third Printing
- Condition Used - Near Fine
- Pages 512
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Overlook, New York, NY
- Date 2010
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 5463
- ISBN 9781590201442 / 1590201442
- Weight 2.89 lbs (1.31 kg)
- Dimensions 10.24 x 8.26 x 1.47 in (26.01 x 20.98 x 3.73 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Motion picture plays - History and criticism, Motion pictures - Plots, themes, etc
- Dewey Decimal Code 791.436