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Somewhere in the Night: Film Noir and the American City

In this cultural examination of American film noir, poet and novelist Nicholas Christopher contrasts the nightmare world of the genre with the sunny unreality of American popular culture, presenting a fresh view of its meaning for our time.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 304 pages

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