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Detour

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Item Length: 8.5 in Genre: Performing Arts Book Series: Bfi Film Classics Ser. Book Title: Detour Publication Year: 2008 Item Width: 5.5 in Number of Pages: 105 Pages width: 5.5 in Illustrator: Yes Item Weight: 5 oz height: 0.2 in Item Height: 0.2 in ISBN: 9781844572397 Publisher: BFI Publishing Format: Trade Paperback Topic: Film / Guides & Reviews, Film / History & Criticism Language: English Author: Noah Isenberg

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Detour. Title: Detour. Number of Pages: 110. Publication Date: 2008-07-01. Publisher: British Film Institute. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: Detour ISBN13: 9781844572397 ISBN10: 1844572390 Author: Isenberg, Noah (Author) Description: Long Considered An Unpolished Gem Of Film Noir, The Private Treasure Of Film Buffs, Cinephiles And Critics, Edgar G Ulmer's Detour (1945) Has Recently Earned A New Wave Of Recognition In The Words Of Film Critic David Thomson, It Is Simply 'Beyond Remarkable ' The Only B-Picture To Make It Into The National Film Registry Of The Library Of Congress, Detour Has Outrun Its Fate As The Bastard Child Of One Of Hollywood's Lowliest Studios Ulmer's Film Follows, In Flashback, The Journey Of Al Roberts (Tom Neal), A Pianist Hitching From New York To California To Join His Girlfriend Sue (Claudia Drake), A Singer Gone To Seek Her Fortune In Hollywood In Classic Noir Style, Detour Features Mysterious Deaths, Changes Of Identity, An Unforgettable Femme Fatale Called Vera (Ann Savage), And, In Roberts, A Wretched, Masochistic Antihero Noah Isenberg's Study Of Detour Draws On A Vast Array Of Archival Sources, Unpublished Letters And Interviews, To Provide An Animated And Thorough Account Of The Film's Production History, Its Critical Reception, Its Afterlife (Including Various Remakes) And The Different Ways In Which The Film Has Been Understood Since Its Release He Devotes Significant Attention To Each Of The Key Players In The Film - The Crew As Well As The Principal Actors - While Charting The Uneasy Transformation Of Martin Goldsmith's Pulp Novel Into Ulmer's Signature Film, The Disagreements Between The Director And Writer, And The Severe Financial And Formal Limitations With Which Ulmer Grappled The Story That Isenberg Tells, Rich In Historical And Critical Insight, Replicates The Briskness Of A B-Movie Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: British Film Institute Publication Date: 2008-07-01 Dimensions: 0.4'' H x 7.2'' L x 5.3'' W Number of Pages: 110 Language: English

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