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L.A. Noir: Nine Dark Visions of the City of Angels
L.A. Noir: Nine Dark Visions of the City of
Angels
by William Hare.
Published by McFarland & Company.
Published in 2008.
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0786437405
ISBN-13: 978-0786437405
Description:
by William Hare.
Published in 2008.
Paperback.
ISBN-13: 978-0786437405
Los Angeles is an ideal city for film noir for
both economic and aesthetic reasons. The largest metropolitan area in the
country, home to an ever-changing population of the disillusioned and in close
proximity to city, mountains, ocean, and desert, the City of Angels became a
center of American film noir.
This detailed discussion of nine films
explores such topics as why certain settings are appropriate for film noir, why
L.A. has been a favorite of authors such as Raymond Chandler, and relevant
political developments in the area. The films are also examined in terms of
story content as well as how they developed in the project stage. Utilizing a
number of quotes from interviews, the work examines actors, directors, and
others involved with the films, touching on their careers and details of their
time in L.A. The major films covered are The Big Sleep, Criss Cross, D.O.A., In
A Lonely Place, The Blue Gardenia, Kiss Me Deadly, The Killing, Chinatown, and
L.A. Confidential.
