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Ranging from the earliest short subjects of charles chaplin to the contemporary features of robert deniro, he develops a useful means of analyzing performance in the age of mechanical reproduction. The talkies is a valuable addition to a distinguished seriesespecially important because it deals with one of the most eventful periods in motion picture history. This acclaimed book by james naremore is available at in several formats for your ereader. In this richly detailed study, james naremore focuses on the work of film acting, showing what players contribute to movies. Film noir and the american dream is well written, witty, thoughtful, and well researched, and yet, ultimately, this book will not replace naremores. It treats noir as a term in criticism, as an expression of. James naremore, born james otis naremore, is a film, english and comparative literature scholar based at indiana university. More than night film noir in its contexts upd by ngan sobran. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. When the rain slackens, she pulls up at the bates motel, a forgotten, unfrequented place off the main road, situated just in front of an eerie gothic mansion. Film noir in its contexts 1998 has stood tall as the most perceptive and comprehensive book to read if one wants to understand the noir genre. View the new experience and read this book on fulcrum.
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