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Film Noir - (Bibliotheca Universalis) by Alain Silver & James Ursini (Hardcover)

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  • Whether it's Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, or The Big Sleep, roam a screen world of dark and brooding elegance with this essential handbook to Film Noir.
  • Author(s): Alain Silver & James Ursini
  • 648 Pages
  • Performing Arts, Film
  • Series Name: Bibliotheca Universalis

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About the Book



Explore the dark and brooding elegance of Film Noir with this essential handbook to the genre, exploring key noir themes and their most representative movies. Copiously illustrated with film stills as well as original posters, the book also lists TASCHEN's top 50 noir classics. A must for amateurs and aficionados alike.



Book Synopsis



Whether it's Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, or The Big Sleep, roam a screen world of dark and brooding elegance with this essential handbook to Film Noir. From private eyes and perfect crimes to corrupt cops and doomed affairs, editors Paul Duncan and Jürgen Müller examine noir's key themes and their most representative movies from 1940 to 1960.

Copiously illustrated with film stills as well as original posters, this book offers page after page of noir's masterful visual compositions while exploring the narrative paradigms of this cryptic, compelling, and evolving genre. If that weren't enough to tickle your cinematic appetite, the volume concludes with TASCHEN's top 50 pick of noir classics.

Brimming with the enigmatic dames, desperate gangsters, and psycho killers that continue to cast a long and captivating shadow over cinema, this is a must-have handbook for noir aficionados and amateurs alike.



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"Crime has never looked so good."-- "The Times"
Dimensions (Overall): 7.8 Inches (H) x 5.8 Inches (W) x 1.7 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.2 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Series Title: Bibliotheca Universalis
Sub-Genre: Film
Genre: Performing Arts
Number of Pages: 648
Publisher: Taschen
Theme: History & Criticism
Format: Hardcover
Author: Alain Silver & James Ursini
Language: English
Street Date: September 25, 2017
TCIN: 82981985
UPC: 9783836561693
Item Number (DPCI): 247-24-5542
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship dimensions: 1.7 inches length x 5.8 inches width x 7.8 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 2.2 pounds
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