Double Indemnity Film Noir “Double Indemnity” is the classic example of the film noir style and also set some standards for movies to come. Film noir is not necessarily a type of genre but rather a tone that branched of from the crime/gangster sags of the 1930’s. It has certain elements such as crime‚ greed‚ and violence that are supposed to represent the same type of evils in society and of course a moral conflict at the base of the plot. The protagonists in film noir are normally driven by
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Ali Abdallah 201000408 “Murder‚ My Sweet” and “The Big Bang” Film noirs have had a history of using two diametrically opposed archetypes to illustrate acceptable and unacceptable desires‚ ambitions‚ and social behavior that need narrative resolution. The film “Murder‚ My Sweet” is no different. In this movie Ann and Helen are opposed against each other‚ vying for Philip Marlowe’s desire‚ while Marlowe himself and Ann’s father are opposed with each other with regards to their professional and
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fatale can never survive‚ and can never “win” in the battle of the sexes. But why must this be so? What makes the femme fatale such a dangerously curious character for the hero as well as the viewer? In E. Ann Kaplan’s’ Women in Film Noir‚ Richard Dyer states “…women in film noir are above all else unknowable. It is not so much their evil as their unknowability (and attractiveness) that makes them fatal for the hero.” (Dyer‚ p.92) Dyer’s observation alludes to the connection between the ambiguous female
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Gavan Duffy TVF Media analysis assignment Classical Hollywood Cinema In the following essay I have been asked to write a 2000 word essay discussing the main characteristic features of the classical Hollywood narrative film. This is a style of clarity where the viewer should not be confused about space‚ time‚ events or characters motivations and although a number of classical narrative traditions have been modified‚ or even rejected‚ this unfussy style of making movies it is still very much
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Marlowe - The Big Sleep What are my traits? Marlowe runs a single man operation out of the Cahuenga building in Los Angeles. He is tall and big enough to take care of himself. And his interests are Liquor‚ women‚ reading‚ chess and working alone. He is educated enough that he can speak English if he’s required to’. Marlowe used to work for the district attorney‚ but was fired for insubordination. Philip Marlowe‚ a private detective. Tall‚ dark‚ and rugged‚ with a poker face and a quick
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Frank Miller‚ Robert Rodriquez and Quentin Tarantino. In this film‚ there are many unique techniques used by the directors to portray emotions‚ hidden meanings and to determine mood. Sin City is a bold and brutal adaptation of the graphic novels written by Frank Miller. Mise-en-scene is a cinematic term‚ which refers to techniques used by directors to help construct a specific onscreen representation. It consists of the setting of the film‚ costume and make up‚ lighting‚ staging‚ and last of all‚ time
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The Black widows Film noir is about lies told by the criminal. Film noir is referred to black film. According to Christopher Wehnern‚ Noir films were lit differently‚ filmed differently‚ and told much different kinds of stories than what the French had last seen before the war‚ the mood and theme of these films were very dark‚ and narratives were cold‚ gloomy‚ and caliginous. Double Indemnity was written by James M. Cain in 1936‚ Edmund Wilson states‚ that Double Indemnity gives us an X-ray view
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In the film “Shallow Grave” directed by Danny Boyle several techniques including visual and verbal were used to show the genres and film styles of gothic and film noir as well as exploring ideas of true friendship when it comes to the choice of friends or money. The gothic style consists typically of a castle‚ beast and a mystery. The film opens with the tipsy turvy image of David saying “If you can’t trust your friends‚ what then?” right at the beginning of the film the audience gets hints that
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CHINATOWN Jose Menjivar Intro to American Film and Culture Chinatown is a American neo-noir film‚ directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson‚ it was made in 1974. The film features many themes of the film noir genre‚ a multi-layered story that is part mystery‚ part psychological drama‚ the femme fatal character‚ and many more. It was released by Paramount Pictures. The story‚ set in Los Angeles in 1934‚ was inspired by the California Water Wars‚ the historical disputes over land
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According to Telotte in Voices in the Dark‚ “ the film noir seems fundamentally about violations: vice‚ corruption‚ unrestrained desire‚ and‚ most fundamental of all‚ abrogation of the American dream’s most basic promises—of hope‚ prosperity‚ and safety from persecution.” (Telotte 2). Although Telotte makes claims only about the film noir in this quote‚ her claims can also be applied to other forms of literature that belong to the same genre‚ Noir. The hard-boiled
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