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1900 (Italian: Novecento, "Twentieth Century") is a 1976 epic historical drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci and featuring an international ensemble cast including Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini, Laura Betti, Stefania Casini, Ellen Schwiers, Sterling Hayden, Alida Valli, Romolo Valli, Stefania ...
The Contact Man) (1949) — fantasy noir and horror noir; Black Magic (1949) — 18th-century period piece noir; Reign of Terror (a.k.a. The Black Book) (1949) — French Revolution noir; The Steel Helmet (1951) — Korean War noir; The Tall Target (1951) — American Civil War noir
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 ...
- United States
- early 1920s – late 1950s
Nov 27, 2020 · Twenty-first century noir. The term film noir may have come to refer to a body of US films made between 1941 and 1958, but it also conjures up a potent blend of cinematic style and dark material that still inspires directors around the world, among them the most formidable names in Hollywood and in arthouse cinema: Nolan, Lynch, Campion, Mann, Ceylan…
A. Army Life; or, How Soldiers Are Made: Mounted Infantry (lost), a documentary directed by Robert W. Paul – ( GB) As Seen Through a Telescope, directed by George Albert Smith – ( GB) Attack on a China Mission, directed by James Williamson – ( GB) Automobile Parade, directed by William C. Paley – ( US)
Nov 15, 2019 · “Film noir is not a clearly defined genre […]. 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.” (1)
May 4, 2012 · Brief Synopsis. Read More. Set in Italy, the film follows the lives and interactions of two boys/men, one born a bastard of peasant stock (Depardieu), the other born to a land owner (de Niro). The drama spans from 1900 to about 1945, and focuses mainly on the rise of Fascism and the peasants' eventual reaction by supporting Communism, and how ...
