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Re: RARA-AVIS: Noir/hardboiled
Dear David (et al) -- your comment:
>"Hardboiled" is a literary form that does not
>really translate well to the screen where only too often it is
>misinterpreted as mere action and fisticuffs. Spade in _The Maltese
>Falcon_ is hardboiled, as is The Continental Op.
brings up an interesting question (well, I'm hoping it's interesting):
How does Huston's *Maltese Falcon* movie compare to Hammett's novel? I do
not mean "which is better?" or "does it lose something in the
translation?" I mean, are their tones/moods/styles similar or dissimilar,
and how so? It would be cool if we could start talking specifics about
different Noir-Boiled texts (not that the generalities aren't
fascinating). Michael
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Michael D. Sharp "My time-wasting abilities are legendary!
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Department of English for good!" -- Shaun M. Strohmer
University of Michigan
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