Noir of the past: anatomy of the historical film noir

This dissertation documents how a series of cynical 1940s Hollywood films set in historical eras served as a forum for Hollywood to reconcile the complex relationship between America and its European past. While these films are rarely discussed in the ongoing discourse surrounding film noir, this st...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kierstead, Joshua Anthony
Other Authors: Creekmur, Corey K.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2017
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/5791
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7254&context=etd