[PDF.78bn] Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir

Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir

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 | #1219861 in Books |  2005-10-19 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.00 x.60 x6.00l,1.17 | File type: PDF | 264 pages

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||8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.| Thorough, detailed, insightful and scholarly|By Terry Sunday|"Blackout" is subtitled "World War II and the Origins of Film Noir," and Sheri Chinen Biesen, an assistant professor of radio, television and film studies at Rowan University, delivers the goods in this scholarly book. At the end of World War II, a large backlog of American films suddenly became available overseas. Th| ||"Biesen adds a new perspective that enhances scholarship on the subject and makes this book a must." (Choice)

|"Ms Biesen describes too how film noir drew on societal anxieties as Americans faced fear, loss and shortages during the war and v

Challenging conventional scholarship placing the origins of film noir in postwar Hollywood, Sheri Chinen Biesen finds the genre's roots firmly planted in the political, social, and material conditions of Hollywood during the war. After Pearl Harbor, America and Hollywood experienced a sharp cultural transformation that made horror, shock, and violence not only palatable but preferable. Hard times necessitated cheaper sets, fewer lights, and fresh talent; censors as we...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir   |  Sheri Chinen Biesen. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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