Film noir production : the whodunit of the classic American mystery film / David Landau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Landau, David, 1956-

Series:

A Focal Press Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Film noir.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (140 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"David Landau's Film Noir Production: The Whodunit of the Classic American Mystery Film is a book meant for those who like a good story, one the Noir Films always delivered, concentrating on the characters more than anything else. Readers will find in these pages many behind-the-scenes tales of the productions of certain hard-boiled film classics and the prime players involved in their creation, from Darryl Zanuck and Raymond Chandler to John Seitz and Billy Wilder. This book features: -A clear understanding of how movies are actually made and all the creative artists that contribute, creating a better appreciation for the many talented artistic collaborators that worked in the Hollywood Studio System and who together created film noir; -A behind-the-scenes look at the making of a classic film noir movie that typifies the chapter's subject, allowing the reader to view that film in a new light and think about it from a new prospective; -Appendices of suggested films to screen, film noir books for further reading, and downloadable files containing discussion points and class assignments for each chapter; -An informative and conversational writing style, making the subject matter easy to digest and fun to read. This book is an indispensable companion text for anyone studying or interested in film noir, film history, the bygone days of the Hollywood film factories or how movies are actually made"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Noir comes to light (The Maltese falcon)

The noir hero (Murder my sweet)

The noir anti-hero (This gun for hire)

The femmes of noir: they aren't always fatale (Double indemnity)

Directors and studios: a noir relationship (Laura)

The noir cast (the big sleep)

Noir themes (Macao)

Noir style; music, costumes and art direction (My favorite brunette)

Noir imagery: lighting and cinematography (The big combo)

Noir speak: dialog & first person narrative (Kiss kiss bang bang)

Noir's rebirth & neo noir (House of games)

Cross genre noir & noir influence (Brick).

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

"A Focal Press book"--cover.

ISBN:

9781138201484

1138201480

9781315511733

1315511738

9781315511719

1315511711

OCLC:

953618055