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Noir, Now and Then

Ronald Schwartz
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      This examniation of the cinematic style of film noir originals and their neo-noir remakes compares thirty-five films, beginning with Billy Wilder's classic Double Indemnity and concluding with Jim McBride's Breathless. In-depth analysis of the films explain the qualities and characteristics of film noir, while providing critical readings of both the originals and the remakes. The most significant films since 1944 are reviewed and reveal the ever-changing values in American society. As this study reveals, the noir style significantly impacted American film and neo-noir remakes attest to its continued popularity in cinematic art.This work will appeal to film scholars and to fans of film noir. Filmogrpahies and video information follow each chapter. Appendices briefly explain the roots of many noir films discussed in the text along with their subsequent remakes.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Ronald Schwartz EAN: 9780313308932 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: ABC-CLIO DATE PUBLISHED: 2001-06-30 CITY: GENRE: PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Films, cinema

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      RONALD SCHWARTZ is Professor of Romance Languages and Film at City University of New York. He is the author of six books on Spanish literature, Latin-American literature, Spanish cinema and Latin-American film.
      This examniation of the cinematic style of film noir originals and their neo-noir remakes compares thirty-five films, beginning with Billy Wilder's classic Double Indemnity and concluding with Jim McBride's Breathless. In-depth analysis of the films explain the qualities and characteristics of film noir, while providing critical readings of both the originals and the remakes. The most significant films since 1944 are reviewed and reveal the ever-changing values in American society. As this study reveals, the noir style significantly impacted American film and neo-noir remakes attest to its continued popularity in cinematic art.This work will appeal to film scholars and to fans of film noir. Filmogrpahies and video information follow each chapter. Appendices briefly explain the roots of many noir films discussed in the text along with their subsequent remakes.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Ronald Schwartz EAN: 9780313308932 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 0 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: ABC-CLIO DATE PUBLISHED: 2001-06-30 CITY: GENRE: PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture WIDTH: 0 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Films, cinema

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      RONALD SCHWARTZ is Professor of Romance Languages and Film at City University of New York. He is the author of six books on Spanish literature, Latin-American literature, Spanish cinema and Latin-American film.

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