Tech-Noir

The Fusion of Science Fiction and Film Noir

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de Paul Meehan

Type

Studies

Sujet

Genre > Science Fiction

Mots Clés

science fiction, film noir

Année d'édition

2017

Editeur

McFarland & Co

1ere édition

2008

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 272 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-7235-9

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Description de l'ouvrage:
This critical study traces the common origins of film noir and science fiction films, identifying the many instances in which the two have merged to form a distinctive subgenre known as Tech-Noir. From the German Expressionist cinema of the late 1920s to the present-day cyberpunk movement, the book examines more than 100 films in which the common noir elements of crime, mystery, surrealism, and human perversity intersect with the high technology of science fiction. The author also details the hybrid subgenre's considerable influences on contemporary music, fashion, and culture.

Description de l'ouvrage:
This critical study traces the common origins of film noir and science fiction films, identifying the many instances in which the two have merged to form a distinctive subgenre known as Tech-Noir. From the German Expressionist cinema of the late 1920s to the present-day cyberpunk movement, the book examines more than 100 films in which the common noir elements of crime, mystery, surrealism, and human perversity intersect with the high technology of science fiction. The author also details the hybrid subgenre’s considerable influences on contemporary music, fashion, and culture.

À propos de l'auteur :
Paul Meehan is the author of several books on science fiction, film noir and horror films, and a contributor to the Noir City Sentinel, the journal of the Film Noir Foundation and to The Palgrave Handbook of the Vampire. He lives in Denver, Colorado.

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