Harold Hellwig

American Film Noir Genres, Characters, and Settings

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, Harold Hellwig analyzes film noir, outlining the major genres which it includes: the city and the detective; science fiction, the Western; and comedy. Elements of American film noir and its contexts are evaluated within different adaptations in film and television.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. März 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 415g
• ISBN-13: 9781666916515
• ISBN-10: 166691651X
• Artikelnr.: 67210220

Autorenporträt

By Harold Hellwig

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
List of Figures
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Genre and Foundation in Film Noir Adaptations from American
Culture
Chapter 3: William Blake's Jerusalem and the Los Angeles of Film Noir
Chapter 4: The Film Noir City and the Detective
Chapter 5: Travel in Film Noir
Chapter 6: The Genre of Women as Controlling Figures: Deception and
Redemption
Chapter 7: Science Fiction in Film Noir
Chapter 8: The Western as a Film Noir Genre
Chapter 9: Comedy as a Film Noir Genre
Works Cited
About the Author