@article{1479259,
      recid = {1479259},
      author = {Dimendberg, Edward, },
      title = {Film Noir and the Spaces of Modernity /},
      pages = {1 online resource (352 p.)},
      abstract = {Film noir remains one of the most enduring legacies of  1940s and '50s Hollywood. Populated by double-crossing,  unsavory characters, this pioneering film style explored a  shadow side of American life during a period of tremendous  prosperity and optimism. Edward Dimendberg compellingly  demonstrates how film noir is preoccupied with  modernity--particularly the urban landscape. The  originality of Dimendberg's approach lies in his examining  these films in tandem with historical developments in  architecture, city planning, and modern communications  systems. He confirms that noir is not simply a reflection  of modernity but a virtual continuation of the spaces of  the metropolis. He convincingly shows that Hollywood's dark  thrillers of the postwar decades were determined by the  same forces that shaped the city itself. Exploring classic  examples of film noir such as The Asphalt Jungle, Double  Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, and The Naked City alongside  many lesser-known works, Dimendberg masterfully interweaves  film history and urban history while perceptively analyzing  works by Raymond Chandler, Edward Hopper, Siegfried  Kracauer, and Henri Lefebvre. A bold intervention in  cultural studies and a major contribution to film history,  Film Noir and the Spaces of Modernity will provoke debate  by cinema scholars, urban historians, and students of  modern culture--and will captivate admirers of a vital  period in American cinema.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1479259},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674261587},
}