Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. HOLLYWOOD: The Dream Is Born; 2. THE WESTSIDE AND THE COAST: Where the Dream Runs Out of Steam; 3. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES: The Dream vs. the Nightmare; 4. THE 'BURBS: The Dream Re-Created?; Selected Bibliography; Selected Filmography; Photograph Notes and Locations.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Filmbuffs explore the world of noir cinema in a Los Angeles context withthis guide to noir films and their California settings. This bookillustrates how these films use L.A.'s diverse cityscape andarchitecture to convey a unique vision of urban corruption andexistential fatalism, in both the gritty downtown area and the outlyingaffluent communities like Malibu and Beverly Hills. Dozens of noir andneo-noir films are featured including classics such as DoubleIndemnity, Kiss Me Dead.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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OverDrive, Inc.
Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address
OverDrive, Inc.
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943C8DEB-B80E-4012-8203-C1A356760FE7
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C4D59B73-A515-4C9D-B32C-C9D503597182
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Title
L.A. noir.
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L.A. noir.
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Los Angeles noir
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Film noir-- United States-- History and criticism.