Noir, now and then : film noir originals and remakes, (1944-1999) / Ronald Schwartz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwartz, Ronald, 1937-

Series:

Contributions to the study of popular culture ; no. 72.

Contributions to the study of popular culture, 0198-9871 ; no. 72

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Film noir--United States--History and criticism.

Film noir.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This examniation of the cinematic style of film noir originals and their neo-noir remakes compares thirty-five films, beginning with Billy Wilder's classic Double Indemnity and concluding with Jim McBride's Breathless. In-depth analysis of the films explain the qualities and characteristics of film noir, while providing critical readings of both the originals and the remakes. The most significant films since 1944 are reviewed and reveal the ever-changing values in American society. As this study reveals, the noir style significantly impacted American film and neo-noir remakes attest to its continued popularity in cinematic art. This work will appeal to film scholars and to fans of film noir. Filmogrpahies and video information follow each chapter. Appendices briefly explain the roots of many noir films discussed in the text along with their subsequent remakes.

Contents:

Cover

Noir, Now and Then

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

NOTE

THE FILMS

1 Double Indemnity (1944, 1954 [TV], 1960 [TV], 1973 [TV]), and Body Heat (1981)

DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)

TELEVISION VERSIONS OF DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1954, 1960, 1973)

BODY HEAT (1981)

FILMOGRAPHY

2 Murder, My Sweet (1944) and Farewell, My Lovely (1975)

MURDER, MY SWEET (1944)

FAREWELL, MY LOVELY (1975)

3 Detour (1945, 1992)

DETOUR (1945)

DETOUR (1992)

4 The Big Sleep (1945/1946, 1978)

THE BIG SLEEP (1945/1946)

THE BIG SLEEP (1978)

5 Notorious (1946, 1992 [TV])

NOTORIOUS (1946)

NOTORIOUS (1992)

6 The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946, 1981)

THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1946)

THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1981)

7 The Killers (1946, 1964)

THE KILLERS (1946)

THE KILLERS (1964)

8 Somewhere in the Night (1946) and The Crooked Way (1949)

SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT (1946)

THE CROOKED WAY (1949)

9 Body and Soul (1947, 1981, 1998 [TV])

BODY AND SOUL (1947)

BODY AND SOUL (1981)

BODY AND SOUL (1998 [TV])

10 Dark Passage (1947) and Johnny Handsome (1989)

DARK PASSAGE (1947)

JOHNNY HANDSOME (1989)

11 Kiss of Death (1947, 1995) and The Fiend Who Walked the West (1958)

KISS OF DEATH (1947)

KISS OF DEATH (1995)

THE FIEND WHO WALKED THE WEST (1958)

12 Out of the Past (1947) and Against All Odds (1984)

OUT OF THE PAST (1947)

AGAINST ALL ODDS (1984)

13 Ride the Pink Horse (1947) and The Hanged Man (1964 [TV])

RIDE THE PINK HORSE (1947)

THE HANGED MAN (1964 [TV])

14 The Big Clock (1948) and No Way Out (1987)

THE BIG CLOCK (1948)

NO WAY OUT (1987).

FILMOGRAPHY

15 They Live by Night (1948) and Thieves Like Us (1974)

THEY LIVE BY NIGHT (1948)

THIEVES LIKE US (1974)

16 Criss Cross (1949) and The Underneath (1995)

CRISS CROSS (1949)

THE UNDERNEATH (1995)

17 Gun Crazy (1949) and Guncrazy (1992)

GUN CRAZY (1949)

GUNCRAZY (1992)

18 House of Strangers (1949) and Broken Lance (1954)

HOUSE OF STRANGERS (1949)

BROKEN LANCE (1954)

19 The Asphalt Jungle (1950), The Badlanders (1958), Cairo (1963), and Cool Breeze (1972)

THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950)

THE BADLANDERS (1958)

CAIRO (1963)

COOL BREEZE (1972)

20 D.O.A. (1950, 1988) and Color Me Dead (1969)

D.O.A. (1950)

COLOR ME DEAD (1969)

D.O.A. (1988)

21 Night and the City (1950, 1992)

NIGHT AND THE CITY (1950)

NIGHT AND THE CITY (1992)

22 No Man of Her Own (1950), I Married a Shadow (1982), While You Were Sleeping (1995), and Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)

NO MAN OF HER OWN (1950)

I MARRIED A SHADOW (1982)

WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING (1995)

MRS. WINTERBOURNE (1996)

23 The Prowler (1951) and Unlawful Entry (1992)

THE PROWLER (1951)

UNLAWFUL ENTRY (1992)

24 The Narrow Margin (1952) and Narrow Margin (1990)

THE NARROW MARGIN (1952)

NARROW MARGIN (1990)

25 The Blue Gardenia (1953) and The Morning After (1986)

THE BLUE GARDENIA (1953)

THE MORNING AFTER (1986)

26 Inferno (1953) and Ordeal (1973 [TV])

INFERNO (1953)

ORDEAL (1973 [TV])

27 I, The Jury (1953, 1982)

I, THE JURY (1953)

I, THE JURY (1982)

28 Rear Window (1954, 1998 [TV])

REAR WINDOW (1954)

REAR WINDOW (1998 [TV])

FILMOGRAPHY.

29 Les Diaboliques (1955), Reflections of Murder (1974 [TV]), House of Secrets (1993 [TV]), and Diabolique (1996)

LES DIABOLIQUES (1955)

REFLECTIONS OF MURDER (1974 [TV])

HOUSE OF SECRETS (1993 [TV])

DIABOLIQUE (1996)

30 The Desperate Hours (1955) and Desperate Hours (1990)

THE DESPERATE HOURS (1955)

DESPERATE HOURS (1990)

31 Night of the Hunter (1955, 1991 [TV])

NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)

NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1991 [TV])

32 A Kiss Before Dying (1956, 1991)

A KISS BEFORE DYING (1956)

A KISS BEFORE DYING (1991)

33 Ransom (1956, 1996)

RANSOM (1956)

RANSOM (1996)

34 Vertigo (1958) and Mirage (1995)

VERTIGO (1958)

MIRAGE (1995)

35 A Bout de Souffle (aka Breathless, 1960) and Breathless (1981)

A BOUT DE SOUFFLE (1960)

BREATHLESS (1981)

Conclusion

APPENDIXES

APPENDIX GUIDE

Appendix A. From Plays, Mysteries, Melodramas, Thrillers, Pre-Noir to Film Noir

Appendix B. From Thriller, Horror, Caper, Suspense, Neo-Noir to New Noir Remake

Appendix A

From Plays, Mysteries, Melodramas, Thrillers, Pre-Noir to Film Noir

THE LETTER (1929, 1940, 1982 [TV]) AND THE UNFAITHFUL (1947)

LA CHIENNE (THE BITCH) (1931) AND SCARLET STREET (1945)

THE CRIMINAL CODE (1931), PENITENTIARY (1938), AND CONVICTED (1950)

THE MALTESE FALCON (1931, 1941), SATAN MET A LADY (1936), AND HELL'S ISLAND (1955)

LA BÊTE HUMAINE (1938) AND HUMAN DESIRE (1954)

BLIND ALLEY (1939) AND THE DARK PAST (1948)

REBECCA (1940

1948, 1950, 1962, 1978, 1997 [TV])

I WAKE UP SCREAMING (1941) AND VICKI (1953)

HIGH SIERRA (1941), COLORADO TERRITORY (1949), AND I DIED A THOUSAND TIMES (1955)

SUSPICION (1941, 1987 [TV])

THE FALCON TAKES OVER (1942) AND MURDER, MY SWEET (1944).

TIME TO KILL (1942) AND THE BRASHER DOUBLOON (1947)

Appendix B

From Thriller, Horror, Caper, Suspense, Neo-Noir to New Noir Remake

PLEIN SOLEIL (PURPLE NOON) (1960) AND THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY (1999)

PSYCHO (1960, 1998)

CAPE FEAR (1962, 1991)

POINT BLANK (1967) AND PAYBACK (1999)

THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR (1968, 1999)

THE GETAWAY (1972, 1994)

DAY OF THE JACKAL (1973) AND THE JACKAL (1997)

LA FEMME NIKITA (1990) AND POINT OF NO RETURN (1993)

ADDENDA

Selected Bibliography

ELECTRONIC SOURCES

VIDEO SOURCES

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-204) and index.

ISBN:

9798400691881

9780313000515

0313000514

OCLC:

179079162