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In a lonely street : film noir, genre, masculinity / Frank Krutnik.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.F54 K78 1991
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Krutnik, Frank, 1956-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Film noir--United States--History and criticism.
- Film noir.
- United States.
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 268 pages, 6 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, [1991]
- Summary:
- Taking issue with many orthodox views of "Film Noir," Frank Krutnik argues for a reorientation of the compulsively engaging area of Hollywood cultural production. By analysing individual films within a generic framework and using recent historical and theoretical research Krutnik looks at both the diversity of "film noir" and at its cultural significance. Through an examination of such films as "The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, Gilda" and "The Lady From Shanghai" he looks at the tough' thriller in terms of
- Contents:
- Part I. Classical Hollywood, genre, film noir
- Part II. Film noir: sources and determinants
- Part III. The representation of masculinity in the noir 'tough' thriller.
- Notes:
- Includes filmography.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415026296
- 041502630X
- OCLC:
- 25048389
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