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  1. Aug 18, 2015 · In a epic infographic from the BFI, Adam Frost and designer Melanie Patrick break down the story elements and stylistic attributes that make noir such an essential and intriguing part of American cinema history.

  2. Aug 19, 2024 · Among them is Christopher Nolan, who based one of his most renowned movies on the fundamental concepts that noir flicks popularised. In an interview with Filmmaker, Nolan opened up about the background work he had to do on his infamously complex 2000 neo-noir Memento.

  3. A Cri­te­ri­on Col­lec­tion list of Roger Ebert’s 141 “Great Movies” includes only two films noir — The Third Man and The Killing —yet the late great crit­ic had quite a lot to say about the genre.

  4. Film noir emerged in the early 1940s as a distinctive style within American cinema, marked by its dark, moody aesthetics and cynical narratives. Noir films often delve into psychological depth, examining the inner turmoil and motivations of their characters.

  5. What makes film noir film noir? Like Supreme Court jus­tice Pot­ter Stew­art mak­ing his famous pro­nounce­ment on obscen­i­ty, we can hon­est­ly claim to know it when we see it. But what ele­ments, exact­ly, do we only see con­verge in the high, undis­put­ed lev­els of the film noir canon?

  6. Nov 22, 2017 · The movies borrowed angular lighting effects from 1920s German films and a poetic gloominess from 1930s French films, wrapping it all up in tantalising packages of grit, glamour and cynicism. Here’s one key film from each of the influential cycle’s peak years.

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  8. Jul 22, 2015 · Where to begin with Ang Lee. …and which is the noirest film of all? These questions are answered in our infographic dedicated to the shadowy world of one of classic Hollywood’s most beloved subgenres.

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