The Essence of Film Noir: The Style and Themes of Cinema's Dark Genre

by Diana Royer

American classic films noir, beginning with 1941's The Maltese Falcon and ending with 1950's Sunset Boulevard, and the neo-noir films made from the 1970s onward, share certain thematic aspects, stylistic qualities, and cultural contexts. Their concern with politics, their depiction of con artists, and the way their characters are shaped by America's puritanical religious roots show that these films are examples of a unique American...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476684197
• ISBN13: 9781476684192
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up