Out of the Past

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Engaging with Lacanian psychoanalysis, this book offers a fresh perspective on film noir, challenging contemporary approaches in film studies. It conducts a meta-critical analysis of noir's representation over the past seventy years, proposing a novel theory of criticism and historiography. The author reflects on a lost cinematic tradition and questions the very existence of film noir. By intertwining Lacanian concepts with film history and narrative, the work reveals the intricate connections between theory, history, and psychoanalysis, using specific noir films as case studies.