International Noir

Homer B. Pettey; R. Barton Palmer

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2014

International Noir

Homer B. Pettey and R. Barton Palmer

In the series Traditions in World Cinema

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748691111

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About this book

Examines the influence of film noir on visual narrative and technique in global cinematic traditions.

Following World War II, film noir became the dominant cinematic expression of Cold War angst, influencing new trends in European and Asian filmmaking. International Noir examines film noir’s influence on the cinematic traditions of Britain, France, Scandinavia, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, and India.

This book suggests that the film noir style continues to appeal on such a global scale because no other cinematic form has merged style and genre to effect a vision of the disturbing consequences of modernity. International noir has, however, adapted and adopted noir themes and aesthetic elements so that national cinemas can boast an independent and indigenous expression of the genre. Ranging from Japanese silent films and women’s films to French, Hong Kong, and Nordic New Waves, this book also calls into question critical assessments of noir in international cinemas. In short, it challenges prevailing film scholarship to renegotiate the concept of noir.

Ending with an examination of Hollywood’s neo-noir recontextualization of the genre, and post-noir’s reinvigorating critique of this aesthetic, International Noir offers Film Studies scholars an in-depth commentary on this influential global cinematic art form, further offering extensive bibliography and filmographies for recommended reading and viewing.

Key Features

Examines noir's influence on film narrative and technique in several different national cinemas
Covers British, French and Japanese noir as well as the influence of noir on Scandivavian, Chinese and Korean cinema
Includes chapters on neo-noir and post-noir films

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Notes on the Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction: The Noir Impulse Homer B. Pettey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. British Noir Jim Leach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
2. French Noir 1947–79: From Grunge-noir to Noir-hilism Susan Hayward Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	36
3. French Neo-noir: An Aesthetic for the Policier Maureen Turim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
4. Early Japanese Noir Homer B. Pettey Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
5. The Gunman and the Gun: Japanese Film Noir since the Late 1950s David Desser Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	112
6. Darker than Dark: Film Noir in its Asian Contexts Stephen Teo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
7. Nordic Noir and Neo-noir: The Human Criminal Andrew Nestingen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
8. Indian Film Noir Corey K. Creekmur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	182
9. The New Sincerity of Neo-noir R. Barton Palmer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
10. Post-noir: Getting Back to Business Mark Bould Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
Selected Bibliography of International Film Noir Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Selected Filmography of International Film Noir Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	246
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	258

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 288
Illustrations
- Other: 28 B/W illustrations
Keywords: Film, Media & Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: November 11, 2014
ISBN: 9780748691111