L.A. Noir: Nine Dark Visions of the City of Angels
By William Hare.
Published by McFarland
& Company.
Published in 2008.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0786437405
ISBN-13: 978-0786437405
Description:
Los Angeles is an ideal
city for film noir for both economic and aesthetic reasons. The largest
metropolitan area in the country, home to an ever-changing population of the
disillusioned and in close proximity to city, mountains, ocean, and desert, the
City of Angels became a center of American film noir.
This
detailed discussion of nine films explores such topics as why certain settings
are appropriate for film noir, why L.A. has been a favorite of authors such as
Raymond Chandler, and relevant political developments in the area. The films
are also examined in terms of story content as well as how they developed in
the project stage. Utilizing a number of quotes from interviews, the work
examines actors, directors, and others involved with the films, touching on
their careers and details of their time in L.A. The major films covered are The
Big Sleep, Criss Cross, D.O.A., In A Lonely Place, The
Blue Gardenia, Kiss Me Deadly, The Killing, Chinatown,
and L.A. Confidential.
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