"38" Result
Sort By:
Taking issue with many orthodox views of Film Noir, Frank Krutnik argues for a reorientation of this compulsively engaging area of Hollywood cultural production. Krutnik recasts the films within a generic framework and draws on recent historical and theoretical research to exami…
1e dr.: 1991. - De auteur onderzoekt hoe mannelijkheid weergegeven wordt in films noir en hoe en waar gender verbonden is met genre.
Discussing the diversity and cultural significance of Film Noir, Krutnik examines films such as The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity and analyses the `tough' thriller in terms of its role in reaffirming a disrupted masculine order.