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Crime Films (Genres in American Cinema)

By Thomas Leitch

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2002
ISBN
9780521641067, 0521641063, 0521646715
LCC
PN1995.9.D4 L45 2002
Open Library ID
OL3954144M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
10 MB (10316003 bytes)
Series
Genres in American Cinema
Edition
illustrated edition
Pages
400\400
Time added
2010-08-30 15:18:36

Description

Focusing on ten films that span the range of the twentieth century, Thomas Leitch traces the transformation of three figures common to all crime films: the criminal, the victim and the avenger. He shows how the distinctions among them become blurred throughout the course of the century, reflecting and fostering a deep social ambivalence towards crime and criminals. The criminal, victim and avenger characters effectively map the shifting relations between subgenres (such as the erotic thriller and the police film) within the larger genre of crime film.

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