Film noir and Los Angeles

Spicer, Andrew H.

Abstract

An overview of the different ways in which Los Angeles has been represented in film noir and neo-noir, so films from the 1940s to the present, from Double Indemnity (1944) to Collateral (2004). The essay explores the particular relationship between Los Angeles' image and reputation as a dystopian vision of the future city and the inconoclastic 'genre' of film noir.

Citation

Spicer, A. H. (2011). Film noir and Los Angeles. In G. Solomons (Ed.), World Film Locations: Los Angeles. Bristol: Intellect

• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2011
• Deposit Date: Jun 20, 2011
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Book Title: World Film Locations: Los Angeles
• ISBN: 9781841504858
• Keywords: Los Angeles, film noir, cities, cinema
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/960017
• Publisher URL: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/books/view-Book,id=4793/