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The description on the inside flap of the book:

Film noir is more popular today than ever—yet how do you know it when you see it? In The Noir Style, Alain Silver and James Ursini return to the subject for which they are famous, analyzing the look of film noir from the classic period (The Maltese Falcon in 1941 through Touch of Evil in 1958) through to the present day. Replete with sinister and scintillating black and white photographs—both interior design shots that define the look of noir, and production stills highlighting critical scenes and the stars of such noir gems as Out of the Past, Criss Cross, Pickup on South Street, and The Killers—this book handsomely and uniquely illustrates the graphic impact of film noir, in images that pratically speak from themselves.

The accompanying text explores noir's origins in German expressionism and its borrowings from other visual arts (the paintings of Edward Hopper and the photography of Weegee among others), while individual chapters cover such classic noir motifs as Night and the City, the Reckless Moment, and the Deadly Female. An elegant book with 172 duo-tone photographs throughout, The Noir Style is the most engaging and informative addition to the literature of film in years.