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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Film_noirFilm noir - Wikipedia

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   Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.

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   • Stranger on The Third Floor

     Stranger on the Third Floor is a 1940 American film noir...

   • The Set-Up

     The Set-Up is a 1949 American film noir boxing drama...

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2. www.openculture.com › free_film_noir_movies60 Free Film Noir Movies | Open Culture

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   D.O.A. — Free — Rudolph Maté’s clas­sic noir film. Called “one of the most accom­plished, inno­v­a­tive, and down­right twist­ed entrants to the film noir genre.” You can also watch the movie here. (1950) Fear in the Night — Free — Low bud­get noir film direct­ed by Maxwell Shane & star­ring Paul Kel­ly and DeFor­est ...

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   What are the best noir Western films?

   • Here are 10 great Noir Western films worth your time. 10. Track of the Cat (1954) – William A. Wellman Maintaining the essential Noir ingredient of the moody loner (reliably played by Robert Mitchum), but transposing the setting from the concrete jungle to a Western winter wasteland, Track of the Cat blends the two iconic genres seamlessly.

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   Is a classic Western a film noir?

   • Classic Westerns are typically associated with a cheery, heroic motif which so sanitizes historical reality that they often elicit little more than groans from savvy film viewers. So the marriage of the Western with the gritty world of Film Noir is perhaps a welcome one, and its divorce from charming naivety a necessary one.

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   What is noir western?

   • The case at hand – Noir Western, where the iconic, rugged landscape of the Wild West is populated by hard-boiled, cynical cowboys battling their own consciences as much as they fight outlaws.

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   What is the Western genre?

   • The Western is a genre of fiction typically set in the American frontier between the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the closing of the frontier in 1890, and commonly associated with folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. : 7

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_film_noir_titlesList of film noir titles - Wikipedia

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   Sci-fi. War. anti-war. Western. v. t. e. Film noir is not a clearly defined genre (see here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial.

5. www.tasteofcinema.com › 2020 › the-10-best-noir-westernsThe 10 Best Noir Westerns – Taste of Cinema – Movie Reviews ...

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   • Forty Guns (1957) – Samuel Fuller. Any Western by director Samuel Fuller always had a better than average chance of also becoming a Noir film, and the resulting Forty Guns more than confirms those suspicions.
   • Johnny Guitar (1954) – Nicholas Ray. Movie fans may not have had many chances to watch the legendary Joan Crawford act in Western attire, but she made the most of her visit to the Old West with a brilliant performance in 1954’s Johnny Guitar.
   • 3:10 to Yuma (1957) – Delmer Daves. A brilliant character study like this couldn’t be better suited to the unique watermark that signifies the Noir Western.
   • The Furies (1950) – Anthony Mann. Brimming with melodrama and adventure, and featuring a strong, savvy female protagonist, Anthony Mann’s The Furies is an essential addition to this list.

6. www.britannica.com › art › film-noirFilm noir | Definition, Movies, & Facts | Britannica

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   6 days ago · genre. film noir, style of filmmaking characterized by such elements as cynical heroes, stark lighting effects, frequent use of flashbacks, intricate plots, and an underlying existentialist philosophy. The genre was prevalent mostly in American crime dramas of the post- World War II era. The golden age of film noir. The cinema of the disenchanted.

7. www.newyorker.com › film-noir-elusive-genre-2“Film Noir”: The Elusive Genre | The New Yorker

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   Jul 23, 2014 · Film noir is a peculiar genre. A Western is identifiable by people on horseback in the West; a musical involves singing and dancing; a war movie shows war. Even the so-called women’s...