The Worldwide Film Noir Tradition

by Spencer Selby

What started as a handful of American crime movies celebrated by French critics after WW II has grown to become the most resonant and enigmatic of all film categories. Since film noir is not a clear-cut, predefined genre like the western or musical, the term has always been open to confusion and dispute. For decades the cultural influence of noir has been expanding. There are now over a hundred books on the subject, numerous guides and reference works...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962380660
• ISBN13: 9780962380662
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Sink Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"