Film Noir Genres Movies

Film Noir

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 likable. 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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• - Author Eddie Muller introduces his books on film noir and the people who made the genre great.
  
• - In-depth essays and interviews with filmmakers.
  
• - Reviews of classic Noir and Neo-noir films.
  
• - Summaries, reviews and art work for noir films and books.
  
• - Eric Enders' list of top 25 Noir films.
  
• - TV-Now's full schedule of all the Film Noir playing on television this month.
  
• - Roger Westcombe discusses the dark film, post-war malaise and Noir's spiderweb of fate.
  
• - Backgrounds and buttons for film noir sites.
  
• - The Hardboiled World of Classic Film Noir includes articles, recommendations and more than 600 films.
  
• - Internet Movie Database users vote for the top fifty all-time Film Noir movies.
  
• - A look at one of the most imporant, and often overlooked, aspects of film noir: the form of the narrative.
  
• - An essay by William Preston Robertson on bowling scenes in film noir. Definitely a new twist on things.
  
• - Brad Lang picks the best film noir sites.
  
• - Overview of the development of film noir and literary noir in postwar America.
  
• - A look at three of the studio's films noirs: Desire Me, Keeper of the Flame and A Woman's Face.
  
• - Noir resources including a club that trades, swaps, buys and sells video and 16mm films.
  
• - History of the genre, with links and film recommendations. Also looks at related Noir-like Sci-fi, Western and War films.
  
• - Reviews of vintage and neo-noir films.
  
• - Authentic posters and lobby cards for sale. Provides images, details of the condition, and ordering information.
  
  

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