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Film noir is a cinematic term used to describe movies from the 1940s-1950s that featured pessimistic themes, ambiguous morality, and cynical characters. It is characterized by stylish crime dramas and an emphasis on sexual motivations and fate. While the definition was disputed, one author defined film noir as "always about sex, violence, and money." Some classic examples are Casablanca and films by Alfred Hitchcock from this era. More recent films noir continue to use elements like low-key lighting, bleak urban settings, and corrupt characters.
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Film noir refers to stylish 1940s-1950s Hollywood crime dramas known for their cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. The genre originated in the 1940s and is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style. While initially American productions, film noir has been produced worldwide since the 1960s despite using different directors and writers, each retains attributes of the originals. Neo-noir films are modern versions that pay homage to classics like those directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Visual styles include low-key lighting that creates dramatic shadows, sometimes obscuring faces in darkness. Plots typically involve crime like murder motivated by greed or jealousy, featuring morally questionable investigators in urban settings.
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- She wields power over Walter through her sexuality and allure. Walter becomes obsessed with her.
- Ultimately she is selfish, looking out only for herself. She is willing to sacrifice Walter when needed to protect herself.
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Classic film noir developed after World War II and lasted until the 1960s, featuring themes of anxiety, pessimism, and suspicion. Notable films from this Golden Age include Casablanca and films by Alfred Hitchcock. While some 1960s films like Blast of Silence and Cape Fear blurred the lines, new trends emerged with treatments of mental states in a classic noir style. Neo-noir is a modern style that utilizes elements of classic noir but with updated themes, content, and visual elements absent in 1940s-1950s films noir.
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Film noir is a style of filmmaking characterized by a dark visual style and mood, rather than a specific genre. It originated in 1940s-1950s Hollywood crime dramas featuring moral ambiguity and sexual motivations. Key visual elements include low-key lighting that produces high contrast shadows, murky urban settings, and characters partially obscured by darkness. While often low-budget B-movies, some classics like The Maltese Falcon achieved lasting influence and status. Neo-noir films made after the 1950s, like Chinatown, continue to show the stylistic influence of film noir's mood and visuals.
History of the noir period
Film noir is a term used to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas from the 1940s to 1950s that emphasized cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. These films had a low-key black-and-white visual style influenced by German Expressionism. Many noir stories and attitudes came from hardboiled crime fiction of the Depression era. The term "film noir" was coined by a French critic in 1946 and was unknown in America until later when scholars defined the genre retrospectively. Film noir covers a range of protagonists from private eyes and police to boxers and ordinary citizens drawn into crime. While originally an American genre, noir films have been made internationally with neo-noirs continuing the style
Film noir
Film Noir was a style of crime dramas from the 1940s to 1950s that featured cynical characters with sexual motivations depicted through German Expressionist lighting techniques creating dramatic shadows, portraying crime in an unsentimental way through melodramatic tones and common protagonists like detectives or criminals.
Film noir
Film Noir was a style of crime dramas from the 1940s to 1950s that featured cynical characters with sexual motivations depicted through German Expressionist lighting techniques creating dramatic shadows, portraying crime in an unsentimental way through melodramatic tones and common protagonists like detectives or criminals.
FILM NOIR
The document provides an overview of film noir, including its origins, key characteristics, and classification. It discusses how film noir emerged as a distinct style in American films of the 1940s, influenced by events like the Great Depression, WWII, and hardboiled crime fiction. It also notes the ongoing debate around whether film noir qualifies as a distinct genre or is more of a mood or tone. The document aims to introduce noir aficionados to the topic through various definitions, quotes, and classifications of film noir.
Film noir presentation
The document discusses the origins and defining characteristics of film noir. It notes that in 1946, five American films were first released in France and helped establish the "black film" or "dark film" genre known as film noir. While noir is difficult to precisely define, it is generally characterized by plots involving crime, cynical protagonists, violence, and gritty settings depicted through low-key lighting and high contrasts in cinematography. Noir emerged from a synthesis of hardboiled fiction and German expressionism and came to define an era in American filmmaking from the 1940s-1950s.
History of film noir
Film noirs were crime dramas made mostly in the 1940s-50s like The Big Combo and The Big Sleep, though more recent neo-noirs like Se7en also follow the conventions of the genre. Conventions include smoking, drinking, rain, corrupt cops, femme fatales, bad guys, and city settings portrayed in dark tones. Common storylines involve corrupt cops defeating bad guys to win over femme fatales. Well-known actors and actresses in early film noirs included Robert Mitchum, Ava Gardner, Marlene Dietrich, and Humphrey Bogart.
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Film Noir refers to dark Hollywood crime dramas from the 1940s-1950s that featured cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. They were influenced by crime fiction and typically involved convoluted storylines told through flashbacks. The male protagonist usually wished to escape his mysterious past and had to choose between different paths. Some quintessential examples include Laura (1944), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Double Indemnity (1949). Film Noir explored tensions of the post-war era through themes of melancholy, alienation, and disillusionment. Central characters were often flawed detectives and the femme fatale, a mysterious and manipulative woman.
History of horror
The history of horror films spans over a century, beginning with early silent films like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919) and Nosferatu (1922). The 1930s saw the rise of iconic characters like Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Mummy in films such as Dracula and Frankenstein. Horror films declined in popularity during the 1950s but emerged with a new realism in the 1960s and 1970s in films like Psycho, The Exorcist, and Halloween. The 1980s featured graphic violence and monsters in films like A Nightmare on Elm Street and Hellraiser. The 1990s explored serial killers realistically in films like Se7en and referenced past genres through films like Scre
Film Noir
The document summarizes the evolution of film noir from the 1940s to current times. It highlights some of the key films from each decade that helped develop the genre such as The Maltese Falcon in the 1940s which was one of the first examples of the genre. Later films in the 1960s like The Naked Kiss introduced new elements of prostitution and drug smuggling. More modern films from the 1980s onward like LA Confidential and Brick have continued using classic noir elements while also updating filming techniques and settings.
Film noir
The document summarizes the evolution of film noir from the 1940s to current times. It highlights some of the key films from each decade that helped develop the genre such as The Maltese Falcon in the 1940s which was one of the first examples of the genre. Later films in the 1960s like The Naked Kiss introduced new elements of prostitution and drug smuggling. More modern films from the 1980s like LA Confidential and neo-noir films from the 2000s onward like Brick have continued exploring film noir tropes against updated settings and styles.
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