{"product_id":"from-the-moment-they-met-it-was-murder-double-indemnity-and-the-rise-of-film-noir-hardcover","title":"From the Moment They Met It Was Murder: Double Indemnity and the Rise of Film Noir - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlain Silver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames Ursini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe behind-the-scenes story of the quintessential film noir and cult classic, Billy Wilder's \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e--its true crime origins and crucial impact on film history--is told for the first time in this riveting narrative published for the film's 80th anniversary.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From actual murder to magazine fiction to movie, the history of \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity \u003c\/i\u003eis as complex as anything that hit the screen during film noir's classic period. A 1927 tabloid sensation \"crime of the century\" inspired journalist and would-be crime-fiction writer James M. Cain to pen a novella. Hollywood quickly bid on the film rights, but throughout the 1930s a strict code of censorship made certain that no studio could green-light a murder melodrama based on real events. Then in 1943 veteran scriptwriter and newly minted director Billy Wilder wanted the story for his third movie. With tentative approval from the studio he hired hardboiled novelist Raymond Chandler to co-write a script that would be acceptable to industry censors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Director Wilder then cajoled a star cast into coming aboard: the incomparable Barbara Stanwyck in her unforgettable turn as the ultimate femme fatale; alongside Fred MacMurray, going against type as her accomplice; and Edward G. Robinson as a dogged claims investigator. Wilder kept Chandler on for the entire shoot, and other key collaborators were cinematographer John Seitz, costume designer Edith Head, and composer Miklôs Rôzsa. With all these talented contributors, the final film became one of the earliest studio noirs to gain critical and commercial success, including being nominated for seven Oscars. It powerfully influenced the burgeoning noir movement, spawned many imitators, and affected the later careers of all its cast and crew. \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e's impact on filmmakers and audiences is still felt eight decades since its release. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Authors Alain Silver and James Ursini tell the complete, never-before-told history of writing, making, and marketing of \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e in their latest and most provocative work on film noir: \u003ci\u003eFrom the Moment They Met It Was Murder\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eScreenwriter\/producer and film historian \u003cb\u003eAlain Silver\u003c\/b\u003e is the author\/editor of more than thirty books on cinema, including \u003ci\u003eThe Noir Style\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Samurai Film\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFilm Noir The Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also produced more than thirty independent motion pictures; provided commentary for many noir DVD\/Blu-ray releases; and lectured on film history and production at numerous colleges, festivals, and conferences in the US and abroad. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Ursini\u003c\/b\u003e has cowritten or edited more than a score of books with Alain Silver, including their Film Noir Reader series and director studies of David Lean and Robert Aldrich. He has also supplied commentary for numerous film noir DVDs, including \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e. He has worked in both fiction and non-fiction feature production and has taught filmmaking at UCLA and other schools in the Los Angeles area. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 9.06 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702073135200,"sku":"9780762484935","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/from-the-moment-they-met-it-was-murder-double-indemnity-and-the-rise-of-film-noir-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}