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A collection of essays exploring the philosophical elements present in Neo-Noir films. Film noir is a classic genre characterized by visual elements such as tilted camera angles, skewed scene compositions, and an interplay between darkness and light. Common motifs include crime and punishment, the upheaval of traditional moral values, and a pessimistic stance on the meaning of life and on the place of humankind in the universe. Spanning the 1940s and 1950s, the classic film noir era saw the release of many of Hollywood's best-loved studies of shady characters and shadowy underworlds, including Double Indemnity , The Big Sleep , Touch of Evil , and The Maltese Falcon . Neo-noir is a somewhat loosely defined genre of films produced after the classic noir era that display the visual or thematic hallmarks of the noir sensibility. The essays collected in The Philosophy of Neo-Noir explore the philosophical implications of neo-noir touchstones such as Blade Runner , Chinatown , Reservoir Dogs , Memento , and the films of the Coen brothers. Through the lens of philosophy, Mark T. Conard and the contributors examine previously obscure layers of meaning in these challenging films.

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Author

Conard, Mark T.;

Publisher

The University Press of Kentucky

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813191812

Category

philosophy

Subjects

History, Performing Arts, Sports

Rating

4.08 / 5 (30 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14