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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.
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Dec 16, 2019 · 13 of the best noir films set in Los Angeles. Laced with corruption in the 1940s and ’50s, LA became the birthplace for the literary and cinematic style. By Chris Eggertsen @chrisjeggertsen Dec...
- The History of Film Noir
- Film Noir Style
- Neo-Noir/Modern Film Noir
- Classic Film Noir Examples
Film noir had its beginnings in the 1930s, but didn't really take off until the 1940s. Its origins are often attributed to attitudes of pessimism and anxiety that arose from World War II, but film noir wasn't inspired by any one cultural event. One contributing factor was literature. At the time, hardboiled detective stories and crime mysteries wri...
What made telling these stories so difficult was the Motion Picture Production Code, a set of moral guidelines that affected all American movies beginning in 1930. Back then, there was no MPAA, or a rating system to give films age restrictions like "PG-13". The Production Code forced all films to obey the same rules. Under the new rules, there was ...
The golden age of film noir is over, but its influences are still present in modern cinema, hence the rise of "neo-noir." The newer films don't have to go by the same rules, since the Production Code ended in 1968. A film that's considered "neo-noir" can be characterized by the same elements found in the older films, such as femme fatales, anti-her...
Among the most notable examples of classic film noir are Double Indemnity, Laura, Vertigo, and This Gun for Hire. One of the earliest -- and most famous -- is The Maltese Falcon. Directed by John Huston, the 1942 film starred Humphrey Bogart as Sam Spade, a private eye who gets dragged into a mystery that revolves around the whereabouts of a pricel...
Jan 30, 1995 · Roger Ebert January 30, 1995. Tweet. Film noir is . . . 1. A French term meaning "black film," or film of the night, inspired by the Series Noir, a line of cheap paperbacks that translated hard-boiled American crime authors and found a popular audience in France. 2.
Sighnaq ( Turki / Kypchak: سغناق ; Kazakh: Сығанақ, romanized: Syğanaq) was an ancient city in Central Asia (in modern Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda Region ). It was the capital of the Blue Horde (i.e., the White Horde of Persian sources), although the city is almost unknown. The region in which Sighnaq was situated was called Farab.
Film noir 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.
