The Usual Suspects or the potency of falsity
This essay seeks to contextualize Bryan Singer’s film The Usual Suspects within the general frame of generic references to noir and neo-noir traditions. Using these references to manipulate the spectator, the film works to redefine our approach to genre stereotypes and their political implications....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association Française des Enseignants et Chercheurs en Cinéma et Audiovisuel
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Mise au Point |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/map/1646 |
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| Summary: | This essay seeks to contextualize Bryan Singer’s film The Usual Suspects within the general frame of generic references to noir and neo-noir traditions. Using these references to manipulate the spectator, the film works to redefine our approach to genre stereotypes and their political implications. This redefinition also applies to the enunciative system that both refers to and questions the subjective positions associated with noir narrative. |
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| ISSN: | 2261-9623 |