L.A. noir : the city as character

L.A. noir : the city as character / Alain Silver & James Ursini ; additional photography, Elizabeth Ward.

Filmbuffs explore the world of noir cinema in a Los Angeles context withthis guide to noir films and their California settings. This bookillustrates how these films use L.A.'s diverse cityscape andarchitecture to convey a unique vision of urban corruption andexistential fatalism, in both the gr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Silver, Alain, 1947-
Other Authors: Ursini, James
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Santa Monica Press, ©2005.
Subjects:
Film noir > United States > History and criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > General.
Film noir
Motion pictures
Los Angeles (Calif.) > In motion pictures.
California > Los Angeles
United States
Los Angeles <Calif., Motiv>
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. HOLLYWOOD: The Dream Is Born; 2. THE WESTSIDE AND THE COAST: Where the Dream Runs Out of Steam; 3. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES: The Dream vs. the Nightmare; 4. THE 'BURBS: The Dream Re-Created?; Selected Bibliography; Selected Filmography; Photograph Notes and Locations.

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