
Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City
(1997)A non fiction book by
Nicholas Christopher
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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Hardback Editions
March 1997 : Hardback
| Title: Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir & the American City Author(s): Nicholas Christopher ISBN: 0-02-922915-4 / 978-0-02-922915-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Free Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1997 : Hardback
| Title: Somewhere in the Night Author(s): Nicholas Christopher ISBN: 0-684-82803-0 / 978-0-684-82803-9 (USA edition) Publisher: Free Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2006 : Paperback
| Title: Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City Author(s): Nicholas Christopher ISBN: 1-59376-097-3 / 9781593760977 (USA edition) Publisher: Shoemaker & Hoard Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
March 1998 : Paperback
| Title: Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City Author(s): Nicholas Christopher ISBN: 0-8050-5699-8 / 978-0-8050-5699-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Holt Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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