French and American Noir
Dark Crossings| By: | Alistair Rolls; Deborah Walker |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9780230536906 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780230244825 |
| Edition: | 0 |
| Copyright: | 2009 |
| Format: | Page Fidelity |
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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.