{"product_id":"film-noir-compendium-by-alain-silver-9781495058981","title":"Film Noir Compendium","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this essential study of film noir, editors Alain Silver and James Ursini select the most significant and influential articles on the movement from their highly respected \u003cem\u003eFilm Noir Reader\u003c\/em\u003e series and assemble them into a single, convenient, heavily illustrated volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eStill included, of course, are many rare early articles and such seminal essays as Borde and Chaumeton's \u003cem\u003eTowards a Definition of Film Noir\u003c\/em\u003e from \u003cem\u003ePanorama du Film Noir Americain\u003c\/em\u003e, Paul Schrader's \u003cem\u003eNotes on Film Noir\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePaint It Black: the Family Tree of the Film Noir\u003c\/em\u003e by Raymond Durgnat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith newer studies such as \u003cem\u003eLounge Time\u003c\/em\u003e by Vivian Sobchack, \u003cem\u003eManufacturing Heroines in Classic Noir Films\u003c\/em\u003e by Sheri Chinen Biesen, and \u003cem\u003eVoices from the Deep: Film Noir as Psychodrama\u003c\/em\u003e by J. P. Telotte, this collection of over 30 articles probes this most influential American film movement from varying angles: formalist, feminist, structuralist, sociological, and stylistic; narrative-thematic, historical, and even from the point of view of a pure aficionado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere is something in this volume for every student or devotee of film noir. Plus, like the readers that have proven an invaluable tool for academics planning a syllabus, it can serve as the most complete core text for any of the myriad of film noir courses taught throughout the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596401721580,"sku":"9781495058981","price":71.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/75291e2a0181a3914e69c6559a964baa.jpg?v=1777929502","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/film-noir-compendium-by-alain-silver-9781495058981","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}