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Into the Dark (Turner Classic Movies) The Hidden World of Film Noir, 1941-1950 by Mark A. Vieira. The cinematic art of film noir-the dark, fascinating American movie genre that started in the 1940s, was rediscovered in the '70s, and has a worldwide cult following today-is showcased through hundreds of stunning photos and profiles of the genre's best films by Mark A. Vieira. Part of Turner Classic Movies publishing program!

You know film noir when you see it: the shadowed setting; the cynical detective; the femme fatale; and the twist of fate. Into the Dark captures this alluring genre with a cavalcade of compelling photographs and a guide to 82 of its best films. Into the Dark is the first book to tell the story of film noir in its own voice. Author Mark A. Vieira quotes the artists who made these movies and the journalists and critics who wrote about them, taking readers on a year-by-year tour of the exciting nights when mov

Turner Classic Movies is the definitive resource for the greatest movies of all time. It engages, entertains, and enlightens to show how the entire spectrum of classic movies, movie history, and movie-making touches us all and influences how we think and live today.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 336 pages
• Publisher: Running Press
• Non Fiction
• Performing Arts / Film & Video
• Color & black & white photos throughout