Crime Files: Dark Crossings

Rolls, Alistair; Walker, Deborah

A longstanding misconception surrounding the term French noir suggests that the post-war French thriller and film noir were a development of, or response to, a pre-existing American tradition. This book challenges this misconception, examining the complexity of this trans-Atlantic exchange and refocusing debate to include a Franco-French lineage.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2009-08-21

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780230536906

DOI: 10.1057/9780230244825

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 229