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What is Film Noir?
Film noir is a cinematic term used mainly to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that amplify sardonic attitudes and sexual motivations.
The classic film noir period began from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this time is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style.
New age noirs are referred to as 'neo-noirs'.
Film noir's aesthetics are motivated by German Expressionism, an artistic movement of the 1910s and 1920s that involved theater, photography, painting, sculpture, and architecture, as well as cinema.
The private eye and the femme fatale are character types conventionally identified with noir.
Femme Fatale - Mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations.
Private Eye - Private detective.
The classic film noir period began from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film noir of this time is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style.
New age noirs are referred to as 'neo-noirs'.
Film noir's aesthetics are motivated by German Expressionism, an artistic movement of the 1910s and 1920s that involved theater, photography, painting, sculpture, and architecture, as well as cinema.
The private eye and the femme fatale are character types conventionally identified with noir.
Femme Fatale - Mysterious and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers in bonds of irresistible desire, often leading them into compromising, dangerous, and deadly situations.
Private Eye - Private detective.
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