Into the Night All you need to know about Film Noir Whether it�s Double Indemnity, Kiss Me Deadly, or The Big Sleep, roam a screen world of dark and brooding elegance with this essential handbook to Film Noir. From private eyes and perfect crimes to corrupt cops and doomed affairs, editors Paul Duncan and J�rgen M�ller examine noir�s key themes and their most representative movies from 1940 to 1960.Copiously illustrated with film stills as well as original posters, this book offers page after page of noir�s masterful visual compositions while exploring the narrative paradigms of this cryptic, compelling, and evolving genre. If that weren�t enough to tickle your cinematic appetite, the volume concludes with TASCHEN�s top 50 pick of noir classics. Brimming with the enigmatic dames, desperate gangsters, and psycho killers that continue to cast a long and captivating shadow over cinema, this is a must-have handbook for noir aficionados and amateurs alike.�Crime has never looked so good.� � The Times, London