Neo-Noir

Film scholar Ronald Schwartz examines the most significant representatives of the Neo-Noir style, beginning with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and concluding with Michael Mann's Collateral (2004). Schwartz offers in-depth analyses of over thirty of the best Neo-Noir films and also provides an alphabetical list of over 650 films that in some way reflect this ever-expansive style.

“...the depth and breadth of Neo-Noir makes it required reading for anyone longing to be a serious fan of films made in the modern noir style.”

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Schwartz (emeritus, City U. of New York) introduces this study with an overview of the qualities and characteristics of neo-noir, a cinematic style that emerged in the early 1960s as a direct outgrowth of film noir. He then provides in-depth analyses of more than thirty films exemplifying the best of this style, including The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Taxi Driver (1976), and Memento (2000). The volume also features an A-Z rated filmography listing more than 650 films reflecting the diversity of the genre in plot, style, and subject matter. Reference and Research Book News

Ronald Schwartz is a retired professor of Romance languages and film (City University of New York). He is the author of several books including Nomads, Exiles, & Emigres: The Rebirth of Latin American Narrative, 1960-1980 (Scarecrow, 1980), Spanish Film Directors: 21 Profiles (Scarecrow, 1986), Latin American Films, 1932-1994 (2005) and Great Spanish Films Since 1950 (2008).

Film scholar Ronald Schwartz examines the most significant representatives of the Neo-Noir style, beginning with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho and concluding with Michael Mann's Collateral (2004). Schwartz provides in-depth analyses of over thir

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