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Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a style of Hollywood crime dramas that emphasizes cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key, black-and-white visual style that has roots in German expressionist ...
Several streaming platforms [10] like Tubi, [11] Kanopy, [12] and Criterion Channel [13] offer film noir programming in November for movie fans who participate in the viewing celebration. Kino Lorber holds a yearly Noirvember sale [ 14 ] on all their film noir titles every November.
The Unfaithful is a 1947 American murder mystery film noir directed by Vincent Sherman and starring Ann Sheridan, Lew Ayres and Zachary Scott.It was produced and distributed by Warner Brothers.
Brighton Rock (US: Young Scarface) is a 1948 British gangster film noir directed by John Boulting and starring Richard Attenborough as violent gang leader Pinkie Brown (reprising his West End role of three years earlier), [5] Rose Brown (Carol Marsh) as the innocent girl he marries, and Ida Arnold (Hermione Baddeley) as an amateur sleuth investigating a murder he committed.
Laura is a 1944 American film noir produced and directed by Otto Preminger. It stars Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews , along with Clifton Webb , Vincent Price , and Judith Anderson . The screenplay by Jay Dratler , Samuel Hoffenstein , and Betty Reinhardt is based on the 1943 novel Laura by Vera Caspary .
Two Men in Manhattan (French: Deux hommes dans Manhattan) is a 1959 French film noir written and directed by Jean-Pierre Melville.It stars Melville and Pierre Grasset as two French journalists in New York City who are searching for a missing United Nations diplomat.
[5] At the time of its release, the film was widely criticized for being too negative about the State and moral character of the French. [citation needed] Over 60 years after its premiere, Lucy Sante, writing about the film for its DVD release by Criterion Collection, called the film a "definitive example of the style known as 'poetic realism ...
Black Tide (French: Fleuve noir) is a 2018 French film directed by Érick Zonca, and starring Vincent Cassel, Romain Duris and Sandrine Kiberlain in lead roles. It was adapted from Israeli writer Dror Mishani 's book, The Missing File .