{"product_id":"blackout-world-war-ii-and-the-origins-of-film-noir-9780801882180","title":"Blackout: World War II and the Origins of Film Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sheri Biesen\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Film - History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChallenging conventional scholarship placing the origins of film noir in postwar Hollywood, Sheri Chinen Biesen finds the genre's roots firmly planted in the political, social, and material conditions of Hollywood during the war. After Pearl Harbor, America and Hollywood experienced a sharp cultural transformation that made horror, shock, and violence not only palatable but preferable. Hard times necessitated cheaper sets, fewer lights, and fresh talent; censors as well as the movie-going public showed a new tolerance for sex and violence; and female producers experienced newfound prominence in the industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBiesen brings prodigious archival research, accessible prose, and imaginative insights to both well-known films noir of the wartime period--\u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e--and others often overlooked or underrated--\u003ci\u003eScarlet Street\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMinistry of Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhantom Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStranger on the Third Floor\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47613464477847,"sku":"9780801882180","price":2895.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780801882180.webp?v=1775085406","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/blackout-world-war-ii-and-the-origins-of-film-noir-9780801882180","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}