- Taschenbuch: 396 Seiten
- Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA; Auflage: Second. (16. Januar 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0195142926
- ISBN-13: 978-0195142921
The second edition of this classic study provides a reintroduction to some of the major films and theoretical considerations of film noir and gangster films in twentieth-century America. Ranging from Little Caesar (1930) to Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995), Shadoian guides the reader through twenty classic movies of the genre. His approach is to use brief introductions to introduce distinct eras of the gangster films in each of seven chapters. Moving chronologically, he offers plot synopses and close readings of such definitive examples as Bonnie and Clyde, The Public Enemy, D.O.A. and The Godfather, each accompanied by photographs and author's critiques. Compenendia of facts on each film are also provided. This updated version looks a newer films as well as how the genre has moved into the new century. Appendices look at the movie Criss Cross as an epitome of the genre while others offer different lists of gangster films, including the author's top fourteen alltime, fifty post-Godfather films worth seeing, and fifty vintage films.
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Contents
Introduction 3
The Golden Age The "Classic" Gangster Film 29
Little Caesar(1930) 36
The Public Enemy (1931) 50
2 Dark Transformations The Descent into Noir 62
High Sierra (1941) 68
The Killers(1946) 80
3 The Genre's "Enlightenment" The Stress and Strain for Affirmation 104
Kiss of Death (1947) 108
Force of Evil (1948) 119
Gun Crazy (1949) 131
4 Going Gray and Going Crazy Disequilibrium and Change at Midcentury 145
D.O.A.)1949) 150
White Heat(1949( 163
5 Focus an Feeling "Seeing" through the Fifties 176
Pickup an South Street(1953) 186
99 River Street (1953), The Phenix City Story (1955), The Brothers Rico (1957) 196
Kiss Me Deadly (1955) 220
6 Contemporary Colorations The Modernist Perspective 236
Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 244 Point Blank (1967) 254
The Godfather(1972) The Godfatherl/ (1975-, and After 268
7 Toward the 21st Century Frenzies and Despairs 276
Once upon a Time in America (1984) 285
Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995) 293
Appendix 1 Criss Cross: One to "Watch Over and Over" 307
Appendix 2 Gangster/Crime/Noir/ Post-Noir: The Top 14 323
Appendix 3 50 Post-GodfatherCrimelNoir Films
Worth a Look 328
Appendix 4 Aging Well: 50 Vintage Gangster/Crime/Noir
Films 329 Notes 337 Selected Bibliography 355
Index 361
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- Verlag:
- Englisch] [Taschenbuch]
- Artikelnummer:
- B00038594
- Gewicht:
- 400 gr