International Noir
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780748691104
Subjects: Film criticism; Film noir
Description: Following World War II, film noir became the dominant cinematic expression of Cold War angst, influencing new trends in European and Asian filmmaking. International Noir examines film noir's influence on the cinematic traditions of Britain, France, Scandinavia, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, and India. This book suggests that the film noir style continues to appeal on such a global scale because no other cinematic form has merged style and genre to effect a vision of the disturbing consequences of modernity.