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Film Noir
Author(s):
Barry Forshaw
,
Alex Ballinger
,
Danny Graydon
ISBN: 1843534746
336 pages, two-color throughout
First Edition
Published:
UK: May 2007
US: July 2007
U.K. £9.99
U.S. $14.99
CAN $21.99
Film Noir
From dimly lit streets and glamorous apartments to world-weary detectives and irresistible femmes fatales,
The Rough Guide to Film Noir
illuminates every corner of cinema’s darkest and most compelling genre. From early masterpieces like
Double Indemnity
and
Kiss Me Deadly
through to neo-noir classics such as
Chinatown
and
LA Confidential
, this book highlights all the groundbreaking noir movies. There are profiles of legendary performers such as Humphrey Bogart and Barbara Stanwyck, great directors like Fritz Lang plus key cinematographers, composers and designers. Complete with website listings and books for further reading, this Rough Guide takes a fascinating look at the noir movies made in the Classical Hollywood era and beyond.
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