{"product_id":"blackout-sheri-chinen-biesen-9780801882180","title":"Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003eChallenging conventional scholarship placing the origins of film noir in postwar Hollywood, Sheri Chinen Biesen finds the genre's roots firmly planted in the political, social, and material conditions of Hollywood during the war. After Pearl Harbor, America and Hollywood experienced a sharp cultural transformation that made horror, shock, and violence not only palatable but preferable. Hard times necessitated cheaper sets, fewer lights, and fresh talent; censors as well as the movie-going public showed a new tolerance for sex and violence; and female producers experienced newfound prominence in the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiesen brings prodigious archival research, accessible prose, and imaginative insights to both well-known films noir of the wartime period--\u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e--and others often overlooked or underrated--\u003ci\u003eScarlet Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMinistry of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhantom Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStranger on the Third Floor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheri Biesen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801882184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801882180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.16w x 0.69d","brand":"Sheri Biesen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130132754687,"sku":"9780801882180","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3f9a8c38-3f1c-4a18-97f7-b982487edd85.jpg?v=1687467743","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blackout-sheri-chinen-biesen-9780801882180","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}