Similar Products - Film Noir, What Is It?

A style or genre of cinematographic film marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, and menace. The term was originally applied (by a group of French critics) to American thriller or detective films made in the period 1944–54 and to the work of directors such as Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder.

Conventions:

• Corrupt cops
• Alienated protaginist
• Misogynistic men
• Femme Fatale
• Low key lighting
• Shadows cast by venetian blinds
• Dutch angles
• Low angle shots
• Wide angle lenses
• Character reflections
• Night time filming
• 1940 locations
• Dark sidewalks
• Guns
• Cigarettes
• Flashing neon signs
• Alcohol
• Rain drecnched streets
• Urban setting
• Bars
• Lounges
• Nightclub's
• Gambling dens
• Industrial settings
• Flashbacks

Film Noir Movies:

• High Sierra - 1941
• Among The Living - 1941
• The Fallen Sparrow - 1943
• The Man from Colorado - 1948
• A Kiss Before Dying - 1956