Film Noir: A Very Short Introduction

Name: Film Noir: A Very Short Introduction
SKU: 9780198791744
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By (author) James Naremore,

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James Naremore introduces film noir, highlighting key themes, films, and styles, and exploring why the genre is so difficult to categorize. First associated with Hollywood thrillers of the 1940s and 50s, film noir has become fully international in its nature and appeal, attracting the interest of great directors right up to our present time.

SKU: 9780198791744

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ISBN: 9780198791744

Book Format: Paperback / softback

Pages: 160

Dimensions: 11.3 × 0.9 × 17.6 cm

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Format Paperback / softback | 160 pages
Dimensions 11.3 × 0.9 × 17.6 cm | 122
Publication Date 28 February 2019
Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication City/Country United Kingdom

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James Naremore

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James Naremore is Emeritus Chancellors' Professor at Indiana University, where he taught literature and film courses in the departments of English, Comparative Literature, and Communication and Culture. He has lectured widely in the US, Britain, and Europe, and has been a guest professor at the University of Hamburg in Germany, the University of Chicago, the Art Institute of Chicago, and UCLA. His many writings on film, which have been translated into ten languages, include books on acting, genre, and theoretical issues; as well as on directors Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick, Vincente Minnelli, and Charles Burnett. He has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Gallery of Art, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was also awarded the President's Medal from Indiana University.

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