I'd have to say "working-class tragedy" doesn't make a hell
of a lot of sense as a definition for noir. I also don't see
the connection for film noir either - how does that
definition fit film noir classics like Body Heat, Angel
Heart, Chinatown, Double Indemnity, Blade Runner, Godfather
2?
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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Marc Seals"
<mseals@t...> wrote:
> Though I am through debating definitions, I really
like Dennis
Lehane's definition of "noir" as "working-class tragedy." I'm
currently teaching a course focusing on film noir, and I will
definitely use that....
>
> Replying to my own post.... Pathetic.
>
> ~Marc
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> Have you all seen this nice write-up about
Bouchercon?
>
>
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,923-1792734,00.html
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been
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