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1. Introduction
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. Jews in Germany: Torn Between Two Worlds 22
- 3. Jews and Expressionism: “Performing High and Low” 38
- 4. The Father of Film Noir: Fritz Lang 58
- 5. Fritz Lang in Hollywood 79
- 6. The French Connection: Robert Siodmak 104
- 7. Viennese Twins: Billy and Willy Wilder 124
- 8. The ABZs of Film Noir: Otto Preminger and Edgar G. Ulmer 145
- 9. Woman’s Directors: Curtis Bernhardt and Max Ophuls 167
- 10. Pathological Noir, Populist Noir, and an Act of Violence: John Brahm, Anatole Litvak, Fred Zinnemann 185
- Appendix: American Film Noirs by Jewish Émigré Directors 213
- Notes 215
- Bibliography 261
- Index 269
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- 1. Introduction 1
- 2. Jews in Germany: Torn Between Two Worlds 22
- 3. Jews and Expressionism: “Performing High and Low” 38
- 4. The Father of Film Noir: Fritz Lang 58
- 5. Fritz Lang in Hollywood 79
- 6. The French Connection: Robert Siodmak 104
- 7. Viennese Twins: Billy and Willy Wilder 124
- 8. The ABZs of Film Noir: Otto Preminger and Edgar G. Ulmer 145
- 9. Woman’s Directors: Curtis Bernhardt and Max Ophuls 167
- 10. Pathological Noir, Populist Noir, and an Act of Violence: John Brahm, Anatole Litvak, Fred Zinnemann 185
- Appendix: American Film Noirs by Jewish Émigré Directors 213
- Notes 215
- Bibliography 261
- Index 269