Iluminace 2003, 15(1):63-86

Inner Voice. Jeanne Moreau and Miles Davi's Trumpets in "The Elevator to the Place of Execution" (or, How to exist for the one not present...)

Jiří Cieslar

An analysis of the 1958 French thriller Elevator to the Gallows as a classic representative of the "film noir" genre in terms of three forms of internal cinematic language, character monologues, and Miles Davis' distinctive trumpet score.

Keywords: The Elevator to the Place of Execution 1958, film noir, monologues, film music, Miles Davis

Published: March 1, 2003  Show citation

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Cieslar, J. (2003). Inner Voice. Jeanne Moreau and Miles Davi's Trumpets in "The Elevator to the Place of Execution" (or, How to exist for the one not present...). Iluminace15(1), 63-86
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