In Lonely Places: Film Noir Beyond the City

by Imogen Sara Smith

Although film noir is traditionally associated with the mean streets of the Dark City, this volume explores the genre from a new angle, focusing on non-urban settings. Through detailed readings of more than 100 films set in suburbs, small towns, on the road, in the desert, borderlands and the vast, empty West, the author investigates the alienation expressed by film noir, pinpointing its motivation in the conflict between desires for escape, autonomy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786463058
• ISBN13: 9780786463053
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher