Thomas M. Leitch

Crime Films

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Leitch traces crime film throughout the century, reflecting a growing ambivalence towards crime and criminals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 647g
• ISBN-13: 9780521646710
• ISBN-10: 0521646715
• Artikelnr.: 22341924

Inhaltsangabe

1. The problem of the crime film
2. Historical and cultural overview
3. Critical overview
4. Fury and the victim film
5. The Godfather and the gangster film
6. Double Indemnity and the film noir
7. Basic Instinct and the erotic thriller
8. Murder on the Orient Express, Blue Velvet, and the unofficial detective film
9. Chinatown and the hardboiled detective film
10. Bullitt and the police film
11. Reversal of Fortune and the lawyer film
12. Fargo and the crime comedy
13. What good are crime films?