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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).
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.
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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