The Maltese Falcon to Body of Lies: Spies, Noirs, and Trust
(Part of the Recencies Series Series)
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Film noir is by definition dark, but not, this book argues, desperate. Examining twenty-eight great noir films from the earliest examples of the genre, including The Maltese Falcon , The Big Sleep , and Out of the Past , to such twenty-first-century spy films as The Good Shepherd , Syriana , and The Bourne Ultimatum , this study explores the representations of trust and commitment that noir and spy films propose. Through thorough examination, von...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0826351360
ISBN13:9780826351364
Release Date:November 2015
Publisher:University of New Mexico Press
Length:232 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.4" x 9.4"
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