J'ai entendu parler d'un livre dont le titre est étrange : "The Devil Thumbs a Ride and Other Unforgetabble Movies" de Barry Gifford .
Le commentaire d'un acheteur sur Amazon :
 " Barry Gifford clearly knows and loves his noir. This book is comprised of columns Gifford wrote -- I forget the publication they originally appeared in -- recounting the plots of noir cinema, both from the '50s and from more recent times, in a stripped-down prose any hardboiled novelist would be proud of. These aren't reviews so much as praising bits of imitation -- Gifford seems to be challenging himself to write the perfect synopses of the movies he recounts, with a language that truly captures the feel of the genre. Minimalist meditations on crime films. You won't learn much about the movies Gifford writes about from this book (other than the stories) but if you've seen them and love them, you'll enjoy reading his prose, and if you haven't, you might get motivated to hunt them down. "
___comprise ,vb = To consist of; be composed of / To include; contain
___stripped-down ,adj. = Having only essential or minimal features; lacking anything extra: a stripped-down stage setting; a stripped-down budget.
___hardboiled novelist ; Hardboiled fiction, most commonly associated with detective stories, is distinguished by an unsentimental portrayal of crime, violence, and sex.
___hunt down ,vb. , adv. =  to pursue successfully ;  " by diligent searching and chasing they finally hunted down the killer in Mexico " .

Il existe un film noir qui porte ce titre :The Devil Thumbs a Ride is a 1947 suspense film, considered to be film noir , starringLawrence Tierney.
___thumb ,vb.  = (Informal) To solicit (a ride) from a passing vehicle by signaling with the thumb.

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