Historical dictionary of film noir / / Andrew Spicer

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910954951203321
• Autore: Spicer Andrew <1953->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, 2010; New York : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), , 2010
• ISBN: 979-82-16-23913-0; 979-82-16-41563-3; 1-282-52191-8; 9786612521911; 0-8108-7378-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (533 p.)
• Collana: Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts ; ; no. 38
• Disciplina: 791.43/6556
• Soggetti: Film noir; PERFORMING ARTS - Film & Video - Reference; Dictionaries.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 336-400).
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Reader's Note; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Bibliography; Filmography; About the Author
• Sommario/riassunto: The Historical Dictionary of Film Noir is a comprehensive guide that ranges from 1940 to present day neo-noir. It consists of a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, a filmography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on every aspect of film noir and neo-noir, including key films, personnel (actors, cinematographers, composers, directors, producers, set designers, and writers), themes, issues, influences, visual style, cycles of films (e.g. amnesiac noirs), the representation of the city and gender, other forms (comics/graphic novels, television, and videogames), and n