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L.A. Noir
Alain Silver
James Ursini
其他書名
The City as Character
出版
Santa Monica Press
, 2005-10-01
主題
Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism
Performing Arts / Film / General
Performing Arts / General
ISBN
1595809821
9781595809827
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=dsmPBQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
Los Angeles has always been as much a star in film noir as any actor, be it Humphrey Bogart, Barbara Stanwyck, Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner or Jack Nicholson. In
L.A. Noir: The City as Character
renowned film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini explore the world of noir cinema in the context of Los Angeles. The book features dozens of noir and neo-noir landmark films from
Double Indemnity, Criss Cross, Sunset Boulevard, Gun Crazy, The Big Heat, Kiss Me Deadly, and Touch of Evil
in the classic period (1940-1960) to such neo-noir notables as
Chinatown, L.A. Confidential, Mulholland Drive
, and
Pulp Fiction
.
L.A. Noir
illustrates how these noir films use L.A.'s diverse cityscape and architecture to convey a unique vision of urban corruption and existential fatalism, not only in the ever-changing, chaotic downtown of Bunker Hill, Main Street, and Chinatown, but in its affluent coastal communities (Santa Monica, Malibu) as well as its deceptively sunny suburbs (South Bay, San Fernando Valley). The authors deftly analyze the key films of noir while integrating them into the geography and history of this "dark city" which became such an important icon of noir literature and film.
L.A. Noir
is profusely illustrated with approximately 150 photographs-many of them appearing in print for the very first time-including production stills from the movies discussed, archival photos of the locations from the films and new photographs of the locations today, chronicling the ever-changing cityscape of this noir character-Los Angeles.