Film Noir offers new perspectives on this highly popular and
influential film genre, providing a useful overview of its
historical evolution and the many critical debates over its
stylistic elements.
* Brings together a range of perspectives on a topic that has
been much discussed but remains notoriously ill-defined
* Traces the historical development of the genre, usefully
exploring the relations between the films of the 1940s and 1950s
that established the ‘noir’ universe and the more recent films in
which it has been frequently revived
* Employs a clear and intelligent writing style that makes this
the perfect introduction to the genre
* Offers a thorough and engaging analysis of this popular area of
film studies for students and scholars
* Presents an in-depth analysis of six key films, each
exemplifying important trends of film noir: Murder, My
Sweet; Out of the Past; Kiss Me Deadly; The
Long Goodbye; Chinatown; and Seven
Table des matières
List of Plates ix
Acknowledgments xiii
1 Introduction 1
2 Historical Overview 20
3 Critical Overview 50
4 Murder, My Sweet 73
5 Out of the Past 100
6 Kiss Me Deadly 123
7 The Long Goodbye 146
8 Chinatown 171
9 Seven 191
Afterword 215
References 217
Further Reading 223
Index 225
A propos de l’auteur
William Luhr is Professor of English at St. Peter’s College,
Co-Chair of the Columbia University Seminar on Cinema and
Interdisciplinary Interpretation, and Standing Editor of the
Oxford University Press Online Bibliography on Cinema and Media
Studies. He is the editor of The Coen Brothers’
Fargo (2004) and The Maltese Falcon: John Huston,
Director (1995) and the author of, amongst others, Screening
Genders (with Krin Gabbard, 2008), Thinking About Movies:
Watching, Questioning, Enjoying, third edition (co-author with
Peter Lehman, 2008) and Raymond Chandler and Film, second
edition (1991).
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