{"product_id":"historical-dictionary-of-film-noir-andrew-spicer-9780810859609","title":"Historical Dictionary of Film Noir: Volume 38","description":"Film noir--literally \"black cinema\"--is the label customarily given to a group of black and white American films, mostly crime thrillers, made between 1940 and 1959. Today there is considerable dispute about what are the shared features that classify a noir film, and therefore which films should be included in this category. These problems are partly caused because film noir is a retrospective label that was not used in the 1940s or 1950s by the film industry as a production category and therefore its existence and features cannot be established through reference to trade documents. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eHistorical Dictionary of Film Noir\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive guide that ranges from 1940 to present day neo-noir. It consists of a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, a filmography, and over 400 cross-referenced dictionary entries on every aspect of film noir and neo-noir, including key films, personnel (actors, cinematographers, composers, directors, producers, set designers, and writers), themes, issues, influences, visual style, cycles of films (e.g. amnesiac noirs), the representation of the city and gender, other forms (comics\/graphic novels, television, and videogames), and noir's presence in world cinema. It is an essential reference work for all those interested in this important cultural phenomenon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Spicer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810859602\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810859609\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scarecrow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2010 pg. 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2010 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 254","brand":"Andrew Spicer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44059800076543,"sku":"9780810859609","price":214.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3e56e3c8-1504-47ea-bd06-bb202e9ef122.jpg?v=1685060411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/historical-dictionary-of-film-noir-andrew-spicer-9780810859609","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}