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Exploring noir cinema through a Los Angeles lens, this guide highlights how the city's diverse landscapes reflect themes of urban corruption and existential fatalism. It features a range of films, from classics like "Double Indemnity" and "Sunset Boulevard" to modern hits such as "Mulholland Drive" and "Pulp Fiction." With over 150 photographs, many unpublished, the book showcases the evolving backdrop of these iconic movies, revealing the intricate relationship between setting and storytelling in the noir genre.
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L.A. Noir: The City as Character, James Ursini, Alain Silver
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- Released
- 2005
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- Title
- L.A. Noir: The City as Character
- Subtitle
- The City as Character
- Language
- English
- Authors
- James Ursini, Alain Silver
- Publisher
- Santa Monica Press
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN10
- 1595800069
- ISBN13
- 9781595800060
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Fiction, Art & Culture, Historical Themes, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery Novels, USA, Filmthema, Film, Canada, Noir, Crime Rate, Performing Arts, California, Los Angeles, Film Noir
- Description
- Exploring noir cinema through a Los Angeles lens, this guide highlights how the city's diverse landscapes reflect themes of urban corruption and existential fatalism. It features a range of films, from classics like "Double Indemnity" and "Sunset Boulevard" to modern hits such as "Mulholland Drive" and "Pulp Fiction." With over 150 photographs, many unpublished, the book showcases the evolving backdrop of these iconic movies, revealing the intricate relationship between setting and storytelling in the noir genre.