Worldwide Film Noir Tradition
Subtitle: The First Complete Reference to Classic Dark Cinema from America, Britain, France and Countries Across the Globe
Publisher: Sink Press
Published: 2013-05-01
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780962380662
Description: What started as a handful of American crime movies celebrated by French critics after WW II has grown to become the most resonant and enigmatic of all film categories. Since film noir is not a clear-cut, predefined genre like the western or musical, the term has always been open to confusion and dispute. For decades the cultural influence of noir has been expanding.