Whether it’s
Double Indemnity,
Kiss Me Deadly
, or
The Big Sleep
, roam a screen world of
dark and brooding elegance
with this essential handbook to
Film Noir
. From private eyes and perfect crimes to corrupt cops and doomed affairs, editors Paul Duncan and Jürgen Müller examine
noir’s key themes
and their most representative movies from 1940 to 1960.
Copiously illustrated with film stills as well as
original posters
, this book offers page after page of noir’s
masterful visual compositions
while exploring the narrative paradigms
of this cryptic, compelling, and evolving genre
. If that weren’t enough to tickle your cinematic appetite, the volume concludes with
TASCHEN’s top 50 pick of noir classics.
Brimming with the
enigmatic dames, desperate gangsters, and psycho killers
that continue to cast a long and captivating shadow over cinema, this is a
must-have handbook for noir aficionados and amateurs alike
.