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A genre of film based in large part on the [hard-boiled detective novel]?s that grew out of naturalism?, a movement in literature based on realism? and concerned largely with the economic side effects of capitalism. Film noir tends to feature characters trapped in a situation and making choices out of desperation. Frequent themes are murder, betrayal, and infidelity. Noir films tend to include dramatic shadows and stark contrast (called Low Key Light). |
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Film noir (pronounced "nwahr") is a genre of film based in large part on the [hard-boiled detective novel]?s that grew out of naturalism?, a movement in literature based on realism? and concerned largely with the economic side effects of capitalism. Film noir tends to feature characters trapped in a situation and making choices out of desperation. Frequent themes are murder, betrayal, and infidelity. Noir films tend to include dramatic shadows and stark contrast (called Low Key Light). |
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Films noir were mainly shot in the United States between the early 1940s and the late 1950s. Orson Welles's [Touch of Evil]? is often referred to as the last "classical" film noir. The term Film Noir (French for black film) was coined by the French film critic [Nino Frank]?. It is derived from a series of hard-boiled fiction books entitled Série Noire. |
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The term Film Noir (French for black film) was coined by the French film critic [Nino Frank]? and is derived from a series of hard-boiled fiction books entitled Série Noire. Films noir were mainly shot in the United States between the early 1940s and the late 1950s. Orson Welles's [Touch of Evil]? is often referred to as the last "classical" film noir. |
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How is "noir" pronounced? "nwahr" |
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