{"product_id":"the-dark-interval-film-noir-iconography-and-affect-9781501349683","title":"The Dark Interval: Film Noir, Iconography, and Affect","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe Dark Interval explores the emergence of a cinematic figure, the \"intervallic noir protagonist,\" exposed to the redemptive force of their passion in noir films. It contextualizes the iconography of film noir in relation to prior art-historical visual traditions and detects a unique quality of \"beatitude\" that runs through a certain strain of noir films, making it one of the most provocative and affecting visual milieus of our time. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 280 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 02 June 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dark Interval delves into a nuanced and distinct iconography of passivity, stillness, and profound self-affection that permeates throughout noir films across different eras. By examining this iconography, the book identifies the emergence of a specific cinematic figure, the \"intervallic noir protagonist,\" who is subjected to the redemptive force of their own passion. This exploration contextualizes film noir within broader art-historical visual traditions, particularly earlier representations of melancholia and the saturnine. The book spans a range of central and peripheral noir films, including classics like The Killers and The Man Who Wasnt There, as well as lesser-known works by filmmakers like Jacques Tourneur and Wong Kar Wais. Through its analysis, The Dark Interval uncovers a series of iconographic gestures, performance traditions, and affective tonalities that are specific to noir but also resonate with a deeper cultural and philosophical heritage. It serves as a meditation on the visual and emotional aspects of noir, delving into why this genre remains one of the most provocative and affecting visual milieus of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 229 x 152 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781501349683\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PadraicKilleen","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44094433460474,"sku":"9781501349683","price":107.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1657884583622_book.jpg?v=1658001434","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-dark-interval-film-noir-iconography-and-affect-9781501349683","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}