In a Lonely Street; Film Noir, Genre, Masculinity

In a Lonely Street; Film Noir, Genre, Masculinity

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Taking issue with many orthodox views of Film Noir, Frank Krutnik argues for a reorientation of the compulsively engaging area of Hollywood cultural production. By analysing individual films within a generic framework and using recent historical and theoretical research Krutnik looks at both the diversity of film noir and at its cultural significance. Through an examination of such films as The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity, Gilda and The Lady From Shanghai he looks at the `tough' thriller in terms of

In a Lonely Street; Film Noir, Genre, Masculinity,Frank Krutnik,Routledge,041502630X,Cinema/Film: Book,Film & Video - General,Film & Video - History & Criticism,Film noir,History and criticism,Performing Arts,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Popular Culture - General,Popular culture,United States,Film theory & criticism,Gender studies

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