"... The Dark Galleries deals with American (and some British) films of the 1940s and 1950s, in which a painted portrait plays an important part in the plot or the mise-en-scène. Particularly noir crime thrillers, gothic melodramas, and ghost stories feature painted portraits that seem to hold magical power over their beholders. In addition to an extensive introductory essay, this museum guide presents about one hundred entries on the artistic and cinematic aspects of noir and gothic painted portraits."--Page 4 of cover.
- ISBN10 9491775197
- ISBN13 9789491775192
- Publish Date 28 November 2013
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 15 June 2021
- Publish Country BE
- Imprint MER Paper Kunsthalle
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240
- Language English