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Description for Autopsy
Hardback. Richardson deals chiefly with three films noirs: The Maltese Falcon(1941), The Naked City (1948), and Touch of Evil (1958). Num Pages: 257 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 444.
Richardson deals chiefly with three films noirs: The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Naked City (1948), and Touch of Evil (1958). Treated in chronological order, these case studies show how essential location became to the grim assessment of reality for which noir's repertoire is noted. As the appropriately bleak title suggests, the main thrust of the inquiry is to find out what happened to arguably the most intriguing group of films ever produced by the American Film industry. Richardson makes abundant use of primary material, situates films in historical context, and examines them intertextually. This is the first study of its ... Read more
Richardson deals chiefly with three films noirs: The Maltese Falcon (1941), The Naked City (1948), and Touch of Evil (1958). Treated in chronological order, these case studies show how essential location became to the grim assessment of reality for which noir's repertoire is noted. As the appropriately bleak title suggests, the main thrust of the inquiry is to find out what happened to arguably the most intriguing group of films ever produced by the American Film industry. Richardson makes abundant use of primary material, situates films in historical context, and examines them intertextually. This is the first study of its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
257
Condition
New
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810824966
SKU
V9780810824966
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About Carl Richardson
Carl Richardson (BA, literature & writing, Ph.D., film Columbia University) is a novelist.
Reviews for Autopsy
...a good, solid study of three classic examples of the genre...Autopsy's detailed examination of its selected films is excellent, as is the comparison with similar films of the genre...
Classic Images
...well documented and contains a number of photographs.
Communication Booknotes Quarterly
These detailed discussions make this a valuable book for undergraduates who are beginning their ... Read more
Classic Images
...well documented and contains a number of photographs.
Communication Booknotes Quarterly
These detailed discussions make this a valuable book for undergraduates who are beginning their ... Read more