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Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir

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Description for Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir Paperback. Biesen brings prodigious archival research, accessible prose, and imaginative insights to both well-known films noir of the wartime period-The Maltese Falcon, The Big Sleep, and Double Indemnity-and others often overlooked or underrated-Scarlet Street, Ministry of Fear, Phantom Lady, and Stranger on the Third Floor. Num Pages: 264 pages, 20, 20 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 3JJH; APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 252 x 17. Weight in Grams: 420.
Challenging conventional scholarship placing the origins of film noir in postwar Hollywood, Sheri Chinen Biesen finds the genre's roots firmly planted in the political, social, and material conditions of Hollywood during the war. After Pearl Harbor, America and Hollywood experienced a sharp cultural transformation that made horror, shock, and violence not only palatable but preferable. Hard times necessitated cheaper sets, fewer lights, and fresh talent; censors as well as the movie-going public showed a new tolerance for sex and violence; and female producers experienced newfound prominence in the industry. Biesen brings prodigious archival research, accessible prose, and imaginative insights ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9780801882180
SKU
V9780801882180
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About Sheri Chinen Biesen
Sheri Chinen Biesen is an associate professor of radio, television, and film studies at Rowan University.

Reviews for Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir
Biesen adds a new perspective that enhances scholarship on the subject and makes this book a must. Choice 2006 Ms Biesen describes too how film noir drew on societal anxieties as Americans faced fear, loss and shortages during the war and viewed ever-more-harrowing newsreel footage. 'As life on the homefront became increasingly hard-boiled,' she writes, 'so too did American film.' ... Read more

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