French and American Noir: Dark Crossings

by Alistair Rolls and Deborah Walker

A longstanding misconception surrounding the term French noir suggests that the post-war French thriller and film noir were a development of, or response to, a pre-existing American tradition. This book challenges this misconception, examining the complexity of this trans-Atlantic exchange and refocusing debate to include a Franco-French lineage.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230536905
• ISBN13: 9780230536906
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"