1940 to 1958 was the heyday of Film Noir, that elusive mixture of stark film lighting and even starker emotions. Many films of that period explored the dark side of society - gangsters, hoodlums, prostitutes and killers - and showed how it corrupted the good and the beautiful. Even worse, sometimes the so-called good and the beautiful revealed themselves to be even sicker than the dregs of society.
What's in this Pocket Essential guide? As well as an introductory essay on the origins of Film Noir, a variety of subjects are explained by a more detailed examination of specific noir films, plus there is a handy multimedia reference guide.
- ISBN10 1903047080
- ISBN13 9781903047088
- Publish Date 29 June 2001
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 22 December 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pocket Essentials
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 96
- Language English
- URL https://pocketessentials.co.uk/