Title
The Writing of a Film Noir: Ernest Hemingway and The Killers
Document Type
Essay
Annotation
Treats Robert Siodmak’s 1946 adaptation of “The Killers” within the film noir genre, commenting on the director’s structural adherence to Hemingway’s iceberg principle, use of expressionist lighting to convey mood, and camera technique to reflect the story’s confusion and disorder.
Published in
Screening Text: Critical Perspectives on Film Adaptation
Date
2013
Pages
53-65
COinS
Citation
Letort, Delphine. “The Writing of a Film Noir: Ernest Hemingway and The Killers.” In Screening Text: Critical Perspectives on Film Adaptation, edited by Shannon Wells-Lassagne and Ariane Hudelet, 53-65. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2013.