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020 _z9780786463053 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 _z9780786489084 (e-book)
035 _a(CaPaEBR)ebr10497518
035 _a(OCoLC)753968449
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050 1 4 _aPN1995.9.F54
_bS65 2011eb
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100 1 _aSmith, Imogen Sara.
245 1 0 _aIn lonely places
_h[electronic resource] :
_bfilm noir beyond the city /
_cImogen Sara Smith.
260 _aJefferson, N.C. :
_bMcFarland & Company, Inc.,
_c2011.
300 _avii, 247 p. :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Imaginary prisons: noir and the city -- In exile at home: noir between two worlds -- Maximum security: domestic noir -- The tyranny of neighbors: small-town noir -- Blind highways: noir on the road -- Mirage of safety: noir on the Mexican border -- Lone and level sands: desert noir -- Past sunset: noir westerns -- Private traps: noir in the mind.
520 _a"The author investigates the alienation expressed by film noir, pinpointing its motivation in the conflict between desires for escape, autonomy and freedom. This survey examines how film noir reflected radical changes in the physical and social landscapes of postwar America, defining the genre's contribution to the eternal debate between the values of individualism and community"--Provided by publisher.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2011.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aFilm noir
_zUnited States
_xHistory and criticism.
650 0 _aAlienation (Social psychology) in motion pictures.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10497518
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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