L.A. noir [[electronic resource] ] : the city as character / / Alain Silver & James Ursini ; additional photography, Elizabeth Ward

• Autore: Silver Alain <1947->
• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, CA, : Santa Monica Press, c2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (177 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43/6279494
• Soggetto topico: Film noir - United States - History and criticism
• Soggetto geografico: Los Angeles (Calif.) In motion pictures
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: UrsiniJames
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Filmography: p. 158-171.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 156-157).
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: L.A. noir
• ISBN: 1-59580-957-0; 1-59580-982-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910454040903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II