Out of the shadows [electronic resource] : expanding the canon of classic film noir / Gene D. Phillips.

9780810881907 electronic book
9780810881891

Lanham : Scarecrow Press, Inc., c2012.

English

1 online resource (xiii, 307 p.)

PN1995.9.F54 P475 2012eb

791.43/655

"In Out of the Shadows: Expanding the Canon of Classic Film Noir, Gene Phillips provides an in-depth examination of several key noir films, including acknowledged masterpieces like Laura, The Maltese Falcon, Sunset Boulevard, and Touch of Evil, as well as films not often associated with film noir like Spellbound, A Double Life, and Anatomy of a Murder. Phillips also examines overlooked or underappreciated films such as Song of the Thin Man, The Glass Key, Ministry of Fear, and Act of Violence. Also considered in this reevaluation are significant neo-noir films, among them Chinatown, Hammett, L.A. Confidential, and The Talented Mr. Ripley. In his analyses, Phillips draws upon a number of sources, including personal interviews with directors and others connected with their productions, screenplays, and evaluations of other commentators. Out of the Shadows explores not only the most celebrated noir films but offers new insight into underrated films that deserve reconsideration."-- $c From publisher description.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Includes filmography.

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