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Title: A Panorama of American Film Noir, 1941-1953 by Raymond Borde, Etienne Chaumeton, Paul Hammond, James Naremore ISBN: 0-87286-412-X Publisher: City Lights Books Pub. Date: December, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: The Pantheon of Noir
Comment: After all the controversy over the constitution of film noir, it can only be edifying to read the perspective of classic-period French critics. Indeed, it was Gallic mentality that first recognized and recorded the phenomenon, and--if these writers are representative of their ethnic mainstrem--surmised that noir was born of an infusion of angst into the cinematic puritanism of the Anglo nations. While American scholars have often seen noir as a reaction to good times (as comedy is a reaction to bad), the authors site only the related relevance of World War II in its capacity to desensitize audiences to stark screen violence. Furthermore, they label only a handful of films as true noir and assess many other features--such as police and psychological dramas--as merely possessing qualities of noir. The book discusses a myriad of these movies in a colorful but easily comprehended style that avoids becoming parched with pedogogic discourse. A lengthy, up-to-1979 filmography, which also includes non-American films, has been added to the text--and is of particular interest in listing features not commonly called noir, such as cartoons and sci-fi thrillers. (I always knew Soylent Green was black!) Digression aside--for those with amour de noir, this book is de rigueur!
Rating: 5
Summary: A brilliant critique of classic movies
Comment: Succinctly translated into English by Paul Hammond, A Panorama of American Film Noir 1941-1953 is a remarkable and collaborative work by Raymond Borde and Etienne Chaumeton which was originally published in France in 1955. A Panorama Of American Film Noir offers unique insights into the dark surrealism and ambivalent atmosphere of Hollywood's film noir glory days. A brilliant critique of classic movies and the American culture that created them; as well as a film noir chronology and filmography enhance this masterful work which is strongly recommended for personal, professional, and academic Cinematic Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.
Rating: 2
Summary: A French classic mangled in translation
Comment: The French classic is preceded by a fine introduction by James Naremore, after which things quickly go downhill. Either the publisher doesn't have any editorial staff or the translator is inexperienced or both. ". . . the subjects pose themselves questions of which the least that can be said is that they are far from being trite . . The absurdity of a derisory destiny--such is the conclusion of this work by John Huston, his first" (The Maltese Falcon). "And this film is a sort of frenetic adieu on the threshold of a ten-year exile, since Sternberg will not direct again until 1951" (The Shanghai Gesture). That's a sample from one page (35). I want my money back.
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Title: Film Noir by Andrew Spicer ISBN: 0582437121 Publisher: Longman Pub. Date: 18 July, 2002 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: Street with No Name: A History of the Classic American Film Noir by Andrew Dickos ISBN: 0813122430 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky Pub. Date: May, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: Film Noir Reader by Alain Silver, Alain Silver, James Ursini ISBN: 0879101970 Publisher: Limelight Editions Pub. Date: July, 1996 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The Art of Noir: The Posters and Graphics from the Classic Era of Film Noir by Eddie Muller ISBN: 1585670731 Publisher: Overlook Press Pub. Date: 24 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: Film Noir Reader 3: Interviews With Filmmakers of the Classic Noir Period by Alain Silver, James Ursini, Robert Porfirio ISBN: 0879109610 Publisher: Limelight Editions Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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