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Informationen zum Autor Vincent Brook teaches media studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, and theUniversity of Southern California. He is the author of Something Ain't Kosher Here: The Rise of the "Jewish" Sitcom and the editor of "You Should See Yourself ": Jewish Identity in Postmodern American Culture (both Rutgers University Press). Klappentext Driven to Darkness explores the influence of Jewish emigre directors and the development of this genre. While filmmakers such as Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, Otto Preminger, and Edward G. Ulmer have been acknowledged as crucial to the noir canon, the impact of their Jewishness on their work has remained largely unexamined until now. Zusammenfassung From its earliest days! the American film industry has attracted European artists. This book explores the influence of Jewish emigre directors and the development of this genre. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction 2 Jews in Germany 3 Jews and Expressionism 4 The Father of Film Noir 5 Fritz Lang in Hollywood 6 The French Connection 7 Viennese Twins 8 The ABZs of Film Noir 9 Woman's Directors 10 Pathological Noir, Populist Noir, and an Act of Violence Appendix Notes Bibliography Index
