{"product_id":"taschen-film-noir","title":"Film Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Taschen_Logo_black_f2euvp.png?v=1774562533\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplore the dark and brooding elegance of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm Noir\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewith this \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eessential handbook\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to the genre, exploring \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ekey noir themes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and their most representative movies. Copiously illustrated with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003efilm stills\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas well as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eoriginal posters,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe book also lists \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASCHEN’s top 50 noir classics\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emust for amateurs and aficionados alike.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__title\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInto the Night\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll you need to know about Film Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003eWhether it’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDouble Indemnity,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKiss Me Deadly\u003c\/em\u003e, or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e, roam a screen world of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003edark and brooding elegance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith this essential handbook to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFilm Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e. From private eyes and perfect crimes to corrupt cops and doomed affairs, editors Paul Duncan and Jürgen Müller examine\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003enoir’s key themes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand their most representative movies from 1940 to 1960.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCopiously illustrated with film stills as well as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eoriginal posters\u003c\/strong\u003e, this book offers page after page of noir’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emasterful visual compositions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewhile exploring the narrative paradigms\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof this cryptic, compelling, and evolving genre\u003c\/strong\u003e. If that weren’t enough to tickle your cinematic appetite, the volume concludes with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTASCHEN’s top 50 pick of noir classics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrimming with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eenigmatic dames, desperate gangsters, and psycho killers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat continue to cast a long and captivating shadow over cinema, this is a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emust-have handbook for noir aficionados and amateurs alike\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe authors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003eFilm producer, critic and historian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlain Silver\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the author of 20 books on cinematic topics, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Noir Style, LA Noir,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFilm Noir Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries, and\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSteve McQueen, Frank Sinatra,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKatharine Hepburn\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor TASCHEN's Icon Series\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHis audio commentaries on classic film noir DVDs include\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCall Northside 777\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDouble Indemnity.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eA\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003emember of the Directors Guild of America, the Screen Actors Guild, and the Writers Guild of America, he graduated from UCLA with degrees in film production and critical studies.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJames Ursini\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehas co-written eleven books with Alain Silver, including their\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFilm Noir Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries, which established them as two of the foremost authorities on film noir. Ursini has also written for various film magazines and supplied the commentary for numerous classic film noir DVDs. He has a doctorate in motion pictures studies and lectures on filmmaking in the Los Angeles area.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editors\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJürgen Müller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eholds the chair of Early Modern and Modern Art History at the Technical University of Dresden. He studied Art History at the universities of Bochum, Münster, Pisa, Paris, and Amsterdam, and has worked as an art critic and curator of numerous exhibitions. 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