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Author:   Alastair Phillips (University of Warwick, UK)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.181kg
ISBN:  

9781848850552

ISBN 10:   1848850557
Pages:   136
Publication Date:   30 November 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgements Synopsis I: Introduction II: The Route to Rififi A Cosmopolitan Life Hollywood and Film Noir The Politics of Exile The Tradition of French Film Noir Auguste le Breton and the Serie Noire Production History III: Reading Rififi Beginnings Du rififi chez les hommes and the Aesthetics of the Heist Thriller Space and Genre: the Nightclub Space and Genre: the City Men and Trouble A Transnational Film Noir? IV: Reviewing Rififi A Surprise Success 'A Film Without Indulgence' The Politics of Realism Audiences, Trade and Culture V: Reviving Rififi After Du rififi chez les hommes Influences The Rififi Brand Rififi Returns Appendix 1: Credits Appendix 2: Jules Dassin Filmography Appendix 3: Auguste le Breton Filmography Appendix 4: Films referred to in the book Appendix 5: 'Rififi a travers le monde' Bibliography Appendix 6: Select Bibliography

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The author of this title is associate professor, Department of Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick. His publications include City of Darkness, City of Light , Emigre Filmmakers in Paris 1929-1939 , 100 Film Noirs (with Jim Hillier), Journeys of Desire , and European Actors in Hollywood (with Ginette Vincendeau).

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