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The Maltese Falcon to Body of Lies : spies, noirs, and trust / Robert von Hallberg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Von Hallberg, Robert, 1946- author.
- Series:
- Recencies.
- Recencies Series: Research and Recovery in Twentieth-Century American Poetics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Film noir--United States--History and criticism.
- Film noir.
- Spy films--United States--History and criticism.
- Spy films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (233 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque, New Mexico : University of New Mexico Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Examining twenty-eight great noir films from the earliest examples of the genre, including The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, and Out of the Past, to such twenty-first-century spy films as The Good Shepherd, Syriana, and The Bourne Ultimatum, this study explores the representations of trust and commitment that noir and spy films propose.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- PART I: Noirs
- 1: Work
- 2: Trust
- 3: Alone
- 4: Men You Can Trust
- 5: Women You Can't
- 6: Quick Change
- PART II: Spies
- 7: State Service
- 8: Privacy
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780826351623
- 082635162X
- OCLC:
- 922925894
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