LEADER 02744nam 22006134a 450 001 9910778000403321 005 20230617001934.0 010 $a1-59580-957-0 010 $a1-59580-982-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000754447 035 $a(EBL)434426 035 $a(OCoLC)427511187 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000188232 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11181220 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000188232 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10143642 035 $a(PQKB)11728392 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1598995 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC434426 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1598995 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10297162 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL534786 035 $a(OCoLC)781297648 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL434426 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000754447 100 $a20050406d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aL.A. noir$b[electronic resource] $ethe city as character /$fAlain Silver & James Ursini ; additional photography, Elizabeth Ward 210 $aSanta Monica, CA $cSanta Monica Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (177 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-306-03535-X 311 $a1-59580-006-9 320 $aFilmography: p. 158-171. 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 156-157). 327 $aCover; 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 330 $aFilm 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 606 $aFilm noir$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism 607 $aLos Angeles (Calif.)$xIn motion pictures 615 0$aFilm noir$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a791.43/6279494 700 $aSilver$b Alain$f1947-$0647612 701 $aUrsini$b James$0702693 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778000403321 996 $aL.A. noir$93867289 997 $aUNINA