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UNINA9910778000403321 |
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Autore |
Silver Alain <1947-> |
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L.A. noir [[electronic resource] ] : the city as character / / Alain Silver & James Ursini ; additional photography, Elizabeth Ward |
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Santa Monica, CA, : Santa Monica Press, c2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-59580-957-0 |
1-59580-982-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (177 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Film noir - United States - History and criticism |
Los Angeles (Calif.) In motion pictures |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Filmography: p. 158-171. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-157). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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Film buffs explore the world of noir cinema in a Los Angeles context with this guide to noir films and their California settings. This book illustrates how these films use L.A.'s diverse cityscape and architecture to convey a unique vision of urban corruption and existential fatalism, in both the gritty downtown area and the outlying affluent communities like Malibu and Beverly Hills. Dozens of noir and neo-noir films are featured including classics such as Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, Sunset Boulevard, and Touch of Evil and more recent films such as Mu |
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