FILM NOIR FAQ: ALL THAT’ S LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT HOLLYWOOD’ S GOLDEN AGE OF DAMES, DETECTIVES, AND DANGER

Book ID/图书代码： 05793015B77479

English Summary/英文概要： Film Noir FAQ celebrates and reappraises some 200 noir thrillers representing 20 years of Hollywoods Golden Age. Noir pulls us close to brutal cops and scheming dames, desperate heist men and hardboiled private eyes, and the unlucky innocent citizens that get in their way. These are exciting movies with tough guys in trench coats and hot tomatoes in form-fitting gowns. The moon is a streetlamp and the narrow streets are prowled by squad cars and long black limousines. Lives are often small but peoples plans are bigsometimes too big. Robbery, murder, gambling; the gun and the fist; the grift and the con game; the hard kiss and the brutal brush-off. Film Noir FAQ brings lively attention to story, mood, themes, and technical detail, plus behind-the-scenes stories of the production of individual films. Featuring numerous stills and postersmany never before published in book formhighlighting key moments of great noir movies. Film Noir FAQ serves up insights into many of the most popular and revered names in Hollywood history, including noirs greatest stars, supporting players, directors, writers, and cinematographers. Pour a Scotch, light up a smoke, and lean back with your private guide to film noir.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 黑色电影（法语：Film noir）是电影界用语，多指好莱坞侦探片，特别是强调善恶划分不明确的道德观与来自于性的动机的题材。黑色主要用来描述该类风格晦暗、悲观且愤世嫉俗的此类型电影，这类电影通常将背景放在犯罪舞弊丛生的底层社会，充斥着被过去羁绊，对未来欠缺安全感正邪角色的无法自拔。

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About the Author/作者介绍： David J. Hogan has written about film since 1973. His first book was published in 1980 and has been followed by several others in the United States and abroad, including Three Stooges FAQ. He has contributed essays to numerous multiauthor books and is a prolific magazine reviewer. A onetime entertainment journalist formerly based in L.A., Hogan has worked on the editorial side of Chicago book publishing for more than twenty-five years. He lives with his family in Arlington Heights, Illinois.

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