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An edition of Somewhere in the night (1997)

Somewhere in the night

film noir and the American city

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Acclaimed novelist and poet Nicholas Christopher explores the cultural identity of film noir in a seamless, elegant, and enchanting work of literary prose. Examining virtually the entire catalogue of film noir, Christopher identifies the central motif as the urban labyrinth, a place infested with psychosis, anxiety, and existential dread in which the noir hero embarks on a dangerously illuminating quest.

With acute sensitivity, he shows how technical devices such as lighting, voice over, and editing tempo are deployed to create the film noir world. Somewhere in the Night guides us through the architecture of this imaginary world, be it shot in New York or Los Angeles, relating its elements to the ancient cultural archetypes that prefigure it. Finally, Christopher builds an explanation of why film noir not only lives on but is currently enjoying a renaissance.

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Publisher
Free Press
Language
English
Pages
290

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Subjects

Film noir, Cities and towns in motion pictures, History and criticism, New York Times reviewed, Film criticism

Places

United States

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Cover of: Somewhere in the Night
Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City
May 2, 2006, Shoemaker & Hoard
Paperback in English - New Exp edition
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Cover of: Somewhere in the night
Somewhere in the night: film noir and the American city
1998, H. Holt
in English - 1st Owl Book ed.
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Cover of: Somewhere in the night
Somewhere in the night: film noir and the American city
1997, Free Press
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-271) and index.
Filmography: p. 273-280.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.43/655
Library of Congress
PN1995.9.F54 C54 1997, PN1995.9.F54C54 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 290 p. ;
Number of pages
290

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OL658523M
Internet Archive
somewhereinnight0000chri
ISBN 10
0684828030
LCCN
97003729
OCLC/WorldCat
36330881
Library Thing
130464
Goodreads
333613

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