Film Noir
•Literally “Black Film”•Evolved in the 1940’s althoughthe roots can be traced throughGerman Expressionism,French films of the 1930’s andthe stark Americangangster/crime films of the1930’s•Answer to the optimistic andpatriotic escapist fare•Reflected change in attitudeafter WWII•1941-1958
M
, 1931
The Public Enemy
, 1931
Pepe le Moko
, 1937
Film Noir
•Literary tradition•Pulp Fiction•Writer-driven genre
–Raymond Chandler –Dashiell Hammett –James M. Cain
Film Noir
•The “Look”•Stark black & white•chiaroscuro (Italian for
light-dark
)
–Physical effects of lighton surfaces –Dark and light with littlegray –Excessive shadows –“Low key” –“High Contrast”
Out of the Past
, 1947
T-Men
, 1947
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