-----Original Message-----
>From: William Ahearn <
williamahearn@yahoo.com>
>Sent: Oct 3, 2007 7:21 AM
>To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Cain and Hammett
>
>
>--- jacquesdebierue <
jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
>> What do you mean by "screwed"? That there
is
>> something wrong in the
>> head with the character or that he ends up
screwed?
>
>In the context of the conversation, it's dead,
in
>prison or insane.
>
That's it? One of those three? I can think of a thousand
other ways a character could end up "screwed". I would hope
that noir is not as limited as this. If so many, many novels
that are categorized as noir are not, in fact, noir. As for
movies, poor Eddie Muller would have to go back and cut out
about two thirds of each of his excellent noir tribute books.
Most films that are considered noir do not end with their
protagonists in any of those three conditions.
I'm with the minority (Kerry?) on this. I think THE MALTESE
FALCON is noir. But then again, I'm the guy who thinks
arguments over definitions are for people with too much time
on their hands. I'd rather talk (or read) about
content.
TL
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