Film Noir: 100 All-Time Favorites
Published by Taschen
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Enter a world populated by private eyes, gangsters, psychopaths, and femmes fatales, where deception, lust, and betrayal run rampant. This film-by-film photography book on film noir and neo-noir begins with the early genre influencers of German and French silent film, journeys through such seminal works such as Double Indemnity, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and Vertigo, and arrives at the present day via Chinatown, Pulp Fiction, Heat, and the recent cult favorite Drive.
This comprehensive visual guide features exclusive photography, archival posters, and behind-the-scenes stills from cinema's darkest masterpieces. Each entry includes cast and crew information, memorable film quotes, and critical analysis that illuminates the genre's evolution and enduring appeal. With an introduction by acclaimed screenwriter and noir scholar Paul Schrader, the book celebrates the visionary directors—Hitchcock, Wilder, Welles, Polanski, Mann, and Scorsese—and the legendary actors who defined the style, from Bogart and Bacall to Nicholson and Pacino.
Hardcover, 6.7 x 9.4 inches, 896 pages. Illustrated throughout.
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About the Editors
Jürgen Müller & Paul Duncan
Jürgen Müller holds the chair of Early Modern and Modern Art History at the Technical University of Dresden. He studied Art History at the universities of Bochum, Münster, Pisa, Paris, and Amsterdam, and has worked as an art critic and curator of numerous exhibitions. He is also the editor of TASCHEN’s movies by decade series.
Paul Duncan is a film historian whose TASCHEN books include The Star Wars Archives, The James Bond Archives, The Charlie Chaplin Archives, The Godfather Family Album, Taxi Driver, Film Noir, and Horror Cinema, as well as publications on film directors, film genres, and movie stars.