Roots of Film Noir : Precursors from the Silent Era to The 1940s.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grant, Kevin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Reviews.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (253 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"Individual reviews of 90 films created and released before 1941 are included here in the first title-by-title reference guide to the forerunners of film noir. Silent Hitchcock thrillers and German expressionist masterpieces, French poetic realist dramas and forgotten Hollywood B-movies, pseudo-Freudian gangster films and costume melodramas are among the works covered. The collection spans subgenres and cultures of filmmaking, aiming to demonstrate that the roots of noir were sown far and wide, long before the lasting and mysterious genre flowered in America during the war years"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

The Films

Chronological List of Titles

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Grant, Kevin Roots of Film Noir

ISBN:

9781476645810