Film Noir‚ meaning “black film’ in French‚ was the trending style and genre in American culture between the 1940s and the 1950s. It is a combination of European cynicism and the American landscape. Film Noir has its origins from German Expressionism and French Poetic Realism. Nino Frank‚ who was a French film critic‚ was the first to introduce this black and white genre to Hollywood in 1946. Many of the directors who introduced Film Noir where refugees from Nazi‚ Germany. From that moment in time
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Film noir is generally associated with a ‘dark’ type of film in the era following WWII. Film’s that are categorized in this genre are marked by a style that generally contains certain distinguishing elements – dark rooms with Venetian blinds‚ dark alleys‚ rain-slicked streets‚ dark offices and low key lighting. The plot usually deals with the dark aspects of humanity-greed‚ murder‚ deceit and paranoia. There are also distinguishing characters‚ the main character a detective or an investigator usually
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Existentialism and Film Noir Existentialism and its worldview are believed to have derived from Nietzsche’s provocative and controversial statement “God is dead”. The underlying meaning to Nietzsche’s controversial statement is that empirical natural science has replaced metaphysical explanations of the world. As a result of this‚ according to Nietzsche we no longer have any sense of who and what we are as human beings. He concludes that no foundation exists anymore for the meaning and value of
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Film Noir is most often seen as a man’s world- the hard boiled detective is the ultimate masculine hero‚ and the he fits right into the dirty world around him. However‚ with a shift in perspective‚ we see that just maybe the opposite gender are the ones who are the heroes of the genre. The women are certainly memorable. Through analyzation of the typical hero’s journey and comparison to the stories of the women in film noir‚ we see that they are the true heroes of the genre. This again begs the
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Blade Runner: Film Noir Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner is a “neo”-noir film that includes elements of classic film noir in its setting/environment‚ plot and characterization. Though it can be classified into many different genres‚it is undeniable part of the film noir genre. Though Blade Runner is a sci-fi movie set in the future‚ it features an environment and setting that is ideal for a film noir. It works because these films usually take placein urban landscapes‚ usually in New York‚ San Francisco
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Neo-Noir is a genre described to have many similarities with classic Film Noir‚ but takes advantage of modern technology and fuses this with classic elements (1). The Watch Mojo website has created many ‘Top 10’ lists that rank films in a specific genre‚ one of which covers what they believe are the ten best Neo-Noir films‚ and have put the 1974 thriller Chinatown on the list. The movie is an accurate and worthy representation of the genre and deserves to be on the list as it consistently portrays
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Film noir is a type of film genre that portrays the underside of society. The genre began in the 1930’s and remained as a strong cinematic medium until the early 1960’s. Film noir literally means "black film" in French and features themes which are more negative than positive‚ with an overall dark and shadowy outlook--being filmed in black and white. This film genre takes in detective and crime noir as well as many gangster films of the 1930’s. Movies such as Bullitt and Vertigo are just a few examples
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Context: The "film noir" as we know it is a world of hard-boiled crime drama with conventions that are‚ for a genre itself outside convention‚ rather consistent‚ especially in the realm of its major players: the sleazy smooth-talking criminal and the femme fatale. The ever-present sexual dynamic between these two provides the basis for much of the criminal action and‚ therefore‚ the ultimate ignominious downfall of the man (and the woman herself might get dragged down in the scheme as well). Often
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add sharp black and white cinematography‚ and you’ve got Film Noir. Film Noir can be defined as film that conveys moral natures and real-life situations‚ usually dealing with crime‚ seductive women‚ and guilt‚ through dark lighting and shadows. Film Noir encompasses detectives‚ femme fatales‚ love‚ beautiful cinematography‚ and snappy dialogue. A famous film involving a detective is The Big Heat. Dave Bannion is the detective in the film‚ and he is a tough cop who uses any means needed to uncover
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genre switched from melodrama to film noir. The new elements of film noir were artistically exciting‚ as seen in its mise-en-scene. The mise-en-scene of film noir became more visually mysterious and provocative‚ demanding a transformation of women characters. While still holding on to elements of the women in melodrama‚ the sexuality that was once muted‚ was turned up to create the femme fatale. The femme fatale is a necessary component of mise-en-scene in the film noir genre. * Femme Fatale
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