ix, 224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents
1. Film and the Paradox of the Modern -- 2. Tragicomedy and the Cool Apocalypse -- 3. The Double and the Innocent -- 4. The Power of the Gaze -- 5. The Absent Image and the Unreal Object -- 6. Commodified Demons I: The Machine and the Mask -- 7. Commodified Demons II: The Automobile -- 8. The Strange Passions of Film Noir