American Film Noir Genres, Characters, and Settings

In this book, Harold Hellwig analyzes film noir, outlining the major genres which it includes: the city and the detective; science fiction, the Western; and comedy. Elements of American film noir and its contexts are evaluated within different adaptations in film and television.

List of contents

Table of Contents
List of Figures
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Genre and Foundation in Film Noir Adaptations from American Culture
Chapter 3: William Blake's Jerusalem and the Los Angeles of Film Noir
Chapter 4: The Film Noir City and the Detective
Chapter 5: Travel in Film Noir
Chapter 6: The Genre of Women as Controlling Figures: Deception and Redemption
Chapter 7: Science Fiction in Film Noir
Chapter 8: The Western as a Film Noir Genre
Chapter 9: Comedy as a Film Noir Genre
Works Cited
About the Author

About the author

By Harold Hellwig

Summary

In this book, Harold Hellwig analyzes film noir, outlining the major genres which it includes: the city and the detective; science fiction, the Western; and comedy. Elements of American film noir and its contexts are evaluated within different adaptations in film and television.

Product details

• Authors: Harold Hellwig
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781666916515
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-651-5
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 230 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; USA, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General, United States of America, USA, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Anthologies: general, Anthologies (non-poetry), Film: styles & genres, Film Theory & Criticism, Film: styles and genres, Film history, theory or criticism