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Nicholas Christopher, Somewhere in the Night (1997) While many critics refer to film noir as a genre itself, others argue that it can be no such thing. Foster Hirsch defines a genre as determined by "conventions of narrative structure, characterization, theme, and visual design." Hirsch, as one who has taken the position that film noir is a genre, argues that these elements are present "in ...
- Italian Neorealism
Italian neorealism (Italian: Neorealismo), also known as the...
- German Expressionism
Expressionism is a modernist movement, initially in poetry...
- Robert Siodmak
Early life. Siodmak was born in Dresden, Germany, the son of...
- Stranger on The Third Floor
Stranger on the Third Floor is a 1940 American film noir...
- The Big Combo
A pair of late 20th century critics compared the quality of...
- Italian Neorealism
Film noir is not a clearly defined genre (see here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.
Jul 3, 2020 · After a 1984 flop “Dune,” director David Lynch crafts a neo-noir romp in 1986 film “Blue Velvet.” With Lynch at the helm as writer and director, once again teaming up with actor Kyle MacLachlan, the master filmmaker infuses a characteristic style. Buoyed upon strong acting across the board, a meandering narrative, and chock full of ...
Jan 27, 2024 · Buy Film Noir: The Dark Side of Cinema XVI First up is The Mystery of Marie Roget (1942), a loose adaptation of the Edgar Allan Poe story of the same name. Clearly cashing in on the more famous Poe story, The Murders in the Rue Morgue (which itself was a successful adaptation in 1932, also from Universal Studios) this film name-drops the ...
Dec 16, 2019 · Set in 1948 Los Angeles, the film marries traditional noir tropes—red herrings, plot twists, femme fatales— with themes of race and class as Rawlins and his partner Mouse (Don Cheadle) search ...
Jun 27, 2021 · What is film noir? Film noir is a stylized genre of film marked by pessimism, fatalism, and cynicism. The term was originally used in France after WWII, to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s and 50s. Though, Hollywood’s film noir stretches back to the 1920s.
Blue Velvet is a 1986 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by David Lynch. Blending psychological horror [4] [5] with film noir, the film stars Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern, and is named after the 1951 song of the same name. The film concerns a young college student who, returning ...
