Film Noir
•Literally “Black Film”•Evolved in the 1940’s althoughthe roots can be traced throughGerman Expressionism, Frenchfilms of the 1930’s and the starkAmerican gangster/crime filmsof the 1930’s•Answer to the optimistic andpatriotic escapist fare•Reflected change in attitudeafter WWII•1941-1958
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