Film noir and the spaces of modernity [electronic resource] /
Edward Dimendberg.
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
- x, 327 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ACLS Humanities E-Book. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Naked cities -- Centripetal space -- Walking cures -- Centrifugal sp ace -- Simultaneity, the media environment, and the end of film noir.
Exploring classic examples of film noir such as 'The Asphalt Jungle' , 'Double Indemnity' and 'Kiss Me Deadly', alongside many lesser-known works, Dimendberg masterfully interweaves film history and urban histor y while perceptively analyzing works by Raymond Chandler, Edward Hopper and Siegfried Kracauer.
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2014. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of a ccess: Intranet.
Film noir-- History and criticism.-- United States