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"The author investigates the alienation expressed by film noir, pinpointing its motivation in the conflict between desires for escape, autonomy and freedom. This survey examines how film noir reflected radical changes in the physical and social landscapes of postwar America, defining the genre&...

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Hovedforfatter: Smith, Imogen Sara
Institution som forfatter: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., 2011.
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Film noir > United States > History and criticism.
Alienation (Social psychology) in motion pictures.
Electronic books.
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • Introduction
  • Imaginary prisons: noir and the city
  • In exile at home: noir between two worlds
  • Maximum security: domestic noir
  • The tyranny of neighbors: small-town noir
  • Blind highways: noir on the road
  • Mirage of safety: noir on the Mexican border
  • Lone and level sands: desert noir
  • Past sunset: noir westerns
  • Private traps: noir in the mind.

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