Film noir is characterized by dark, gloomy city settings and themes of crime, jealousy, greed and extortion. It features iconic black and white footage, cigarettes, alcohol and guns, with narratives told through flashbacks in a non-chronological order. Main characters include femme fatales, detectives and criminals, portrayed through a shadowy, moody visual and musical style.

1. FILM NOIR

2. STINCS
 Setting – dark, gloomy city
 Themes – crime, money, jealousy, greed, extortion
 Iconography – black and white footage, cigarettes,
alcohol, guns
 Narrative - Flashbacks, not told in chronological order
 Characters – Femme fatale, detectives, criminals
 Style – black and white (shadowy, moody visual style
and music)