On the Relation Between American "Roman Noir" and "Film Noir"

Cain and McCoy, notes Fine, focus on the fmiteness of "the man-made landscape-the roadside motor court, the dance hall at the edge of the ocean, the car on the Coast Highway-as images of deception, metaphors for betrayed hope" (18). [...]his technique provided the audience with a diegetic...

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Published in:Literature film quarterly 1993-01, Vol.21 (3), p.178-193
Main Author: Marling, William
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Americans abroad
Counterpoint
Deception
Film noir
Hammett, Dashiell (1894-1961)
Jackson, Helen Hunt (1830-1885)
Landscaping
Marketing
McCoy, Horace (1897-1955)
Metaphor
Motion picture industry
Motion pictures
Movies
Narratives
Nature
Novels
Protagonists
Scholarships & fellowships
Setting
Voice overs
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Summary:Cain and McCoy, notes Fine, focus on the fmiteness of "the man-made landscape-the roadside motor court, the dance hall at the edge of the ocean, the car on the Coast Highway-as images of deception, metaphors for betrayed hope" (18). [...]his technique provided the audience with a diegetic resume of recent American history. [...]this narrative has been immanentized, transubstantiated into a diegetic voice. According to J. Douglas Gomery, "By the time Warncr's brought out The Jazz Singer on October 6, 1927, it had invested $5 million in sound, including $500,000 in its first release.
ISSN:0090-4260
2573-7597