Details

Subjects:

Film noir -- United States -- History and criticism.
Motion pictures -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
American Dream in art.
National characteristics, American, in motion pictures.

Form/Genre:

Electronic books.

Language:

English

Contents:

Introduction: film noir and the American dream
"Someone else's nightmare": exploring noir dreamscapes
Missing persons: self-erasure and reinvention
Vet noir: masculinity, memory and trauma
Framed: forging noir identities
Noir's cars: automobility and amoral space
Nocturnes in black and blue: memory, morality and jazz melody
Femmes vital: film noir and women's work
Left-handed endeavor: crime, capitalism, and the Hollywood left
Conclusion: American nightmares.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Filmography: p. [293]-296.

ISBN:

1-4214-0832-5

OCLC:

835910081