Featuring rumpled PIs shyster lawyers corrupt politicians double-crossers femmes fatales and of course losers who find themselves down on their luck yet again film noir is a perennially popular cinematic genre. This extensive encyclopedia describes movies from noir's earliest days � and even before looking at some of noir's ancestors in US and European cinema � as well as noir's more recent offshoots from neonoirs to erotic thrillers. Entries are arranged alphabetically covering movies from all over the world ...
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Featuring rumpled PIs shyster lawyers corrupt politicians double-crossers femmes fatales and of course losers who find themselves down on their luck yet again film noir is a perennially popular cinematic genre. This extensive encyclopedia describes movies from noir's earliest days � and even before looking at some of noir's ancestors in US and European cinema � as well as noir's more recent offshoots from neonoirs to erotic thrillers. Entries are arranged alphabetically covering movies from all over the world � from every continent save Antarctica � with briefer details provided for several hundred additional movies within those entries. A copious appendix contains filmographies of prominent directors actors and writers.�With coverage of blockbusters and program fillers from �Going Straight� (US 1916) to �Broken City� (US 2013) via �Nora Inu� (Japan 1949) �O Anthropos tou Trainou� (Greece 1958) �El Less Wal Kilab� (Egypt 1962) �Reportaje a la Muerte� (Peru 1993) �Zift� (Bulgaria 2008) and thousands more �A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir� is an engrossing and essential reference work that should be on the shelves of every cinephile.
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