Darkness Calls A Critical Investigation of Neo-Noir
This book examines the contrasting forms neo-noir has taken on screen, asking what prompts our continued interest in tales of criminality and moral uncertainty. Neo-noir plots are both familiar and diverse, found in a host of media formats today, and now
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A Critical Investigation of Neo-Noir Sue Short
Darkness Calls “This book makes a number of original contributions to the study of both classic and neo-noir: it takes into account the genre’s appeal to both male and female viewers; provides one of the first extensive treatments of the various functions of comedy in neo-noir; includes a discussion of a number of twenty-first century films as well as television noirs; and makes a convincing case for seeing noir as a potentially optimistic genre and not just a fatalistic and despairing one. Short writes with clarity and flair and the book offers a spirited engagement with existing scholarship—serving as an excellent introduction to noir criticism while unafraid to take issue with a number of long-standing claims. It should appeal to anyone interested in film noir and its contemporary legacy and is accessible to non-academics, with a potentially wide readership.” —Douglas Keesey, California Polytechnic State University, USA. Author of Neo-Noir: Contemporary Film Noir from Chinatown to The Dark Knight (2010) “Darkness Calls takes us on a perilous trek across neo-noir’s bleak and ever-shifting terrain, from lost sleazy sixties gem Lady in a Cage to Killing Eve’s dark slapstick. Mapping out key themes and major tendencies, Short is never afraid to challenge received wisdom or critical orthodoxies.” —Mark Bould, University of the West of England, UK. Author of Film Noir: From Berlin to Sin City (2005) and co-editor of Neo-Noir (2009)
Sue Short
Darkness Calls A Critical Investigation of Neo-Noir
Sue Short Birkbeck University of London London, UK
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