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Film noir, American workers, and postwar Hollywood
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- Book Synopsis
- Film noir, which flourished in 1940s and 50s, reflected the struggles and sentiments of postwar America. Dennis Broe contends that the genre, with its emphasis on dark subject matter, paralleled the class conflict in labor and union movements that dominated the period.By following the evolution of film noir during the years following World War II, Broe illustrates how the noir figure represents labor as a whole. In the 1940s, both radicalized union members and protagonists of noir films were hunted and pursued by the law. Later, as labor unions achieve broad acceptance and respectability, the central noir figure shifts from fugitive criminal to law-abiding cop.Expanding his investigation into the Cold War and post-9/11 America, Broe extends his analysis of the ways film noir is intimately connected to labor history. A brilliant, interdisciplinary examination, this is a work that will appeal to a broad spectrum of readers.
- About The Author
- Dennis Broe is associate professor of film at Long Island University and the coordinator of the graduate program in media arts.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780813033228
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- University Press of Florida, (30 January 2009)
- Number of Pages
- 178
- Weight
- 458 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 228 x 154 x 22 mm
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