Film Noir Genres Movies

Film Noir Genres Movies

Film noir was discovered and named by two French film critics in 1946. Film noir ("black film") refers to the dark or shadowed look and mood of an American film style largely influenced by German and Austrian directors. Plots center on events that often occur at night, and the characters tend to be cynical and disillusioned, but usually likeable. The male protagonist faces a moral dilemma or threat and there is usually an alluring, sassy, dangerous woman. The dialog tends to be crisp and often witty.These films evolved in the 1940s and lasted in a classic period until about 1960.

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Hard-Boiled Mysteries - History of the genre, with links and film recommendations. Also looks at related Noir-like Sci-fi, Western and War films.
Film Noir Alley - General and specific information about the genre, including relevant literature. Includes articles on various aspects of film noir, links, newsletter, and weblog.
Narrative Innovations in Film Noir - A look at one of the most important, and often overlooked, aspects of film noir: the form of the narrative.
Reel Movie Critic - Reviews of classic Noir and Neo-noir films.
Dark City - Film Noir and Fiction - Summaries, reviews and art work for noir films and books.
Top Film-Noir Films - Internet Movie Database users vote for the top fifty all-time Film Noir movies.
Noir City - Author Eddie Muller introduces his books on film noir and the people who made the genre great.
What is This Thing Called Film Noir? - Roger Westcombe discusses the dark film, post-war malaise and Noir's spiderweb of fate.
Classic Noir Online - The Hardboiled World of Classic Film Noir includes articles, recommendations and more than 600 films.
MGM Film Noir - A look at three of the studio's films noirs: Desire Me, Keeper of the Flame and A Woman's Face.
The Noir Files - Reviews of vintage and neo-noir films.
Top 25 Films Noir - Eric Enders' list of top 25 Noir films.
Kat Black's Film Noir Freebies - Backgrounds and buttons for film noir sites.

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