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Somewhere in the night : film noir and the American city by Christopher, Nicholas is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Acclaimed novelist and poet Nicholas Christopher explores the cultural identity of film noir in a seamless, elegant, and enchanting work of literary prose. Examining virtually the entire catalogue of film noir, Christopher identifies the central motif as the urban labyrinth, a place infested with psychosis, anxiety, and existential dread in which the noir hero embarks on a dangerously illuminating quest. With acute sensitivity, he shows how technical devices such as lighting, voice over, and editing tempo are deployed to create the film noir world. Somewhere in the Night guides us through the architecture of this imaginary world, be it shot in New York or Los Angeles, relating its elements to the ancient cultural archetypes that prefigure it. Finally, Christopher builds an explanation of why film noir not only lives on but is currently enjoying a renaissance.

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Author

Christopher, Nicholas

Publisher

Emeryville, CA: Shoemaker & Hoard: Distributed by Publishers Group West

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781593760977

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Short Stories, History

Rating

3.76 / 5 (7 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14