The Encyclopedia of Film Noir

From: The Journal of American Culture | Date: December 1, 2007| Author: Browne, Ray B | Copyright information

The Encyclopedia of Film Noir Geoff Mayer and Brian McDonnell. Westport: Greenwood, 2007.

Trying to define film noir is like try to master the essence of midnight, yet we all know that it was the heart of American movies at least from 1939 to 1958, and probably longer. In the Preface the editors outline the purpose of the volume: "The Encyclopedia of Film Noir is designed to provide an accessible yet scholarly, user-friendly but research-informed, comprehensive account of the phenomeno...

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