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  2. 1930–1945 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    The lighthearted, forward-looking attitude and fashions of the late 1920s lingered through most of 1930, [3] but by the end of that year the effects of the Great Depression began to affect the public, and a more conservative approach to fashion displaced that of the 1920s. For women, skirts became longer and the waist-line was returned up to ...

  3. Film noir - Wikipedia

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    Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.

  4. Women in Italian neorealism - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of the films of the era was to provide a depiction of the real-life consequences of poverty and war, and the impact of these experiences on the national, Italian identity. As a consequence, Italian Neorealism and the artistic endeavours generated from its influence, are considered to be a response from the cultural industries of the ...

  5. Noirvember - Wikipedia

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    Over the years many libraries, video rental stores, and art house movie theaters began centering their programming around film noir and crime fiction in the month of November. [9] Several streaming platforms [ 10 ] like Tubi , [ 11 ] Kanopy , [ 12 ] and Criterion Channel [ 13 ] offer film noir programming in November for movie fans who ...

  6. Portrayal of women in film noir - Wikipedia

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    As film scholar Raymond Durgnat [6] points out, film noir is a point in film history, not a genre. Influenced by German Expressionism film, Hollywood took the aesthetics of forties and fifties, as dark, urban landscapes, fused with crime and mystery. How the women were portrayed in film noir helped to fuel the narrative with plot twists and ...

  7. Women's cinema - Wikipedia

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    The role of women's films was discussed at the Women's Liberation Conference in Melbourne in 1970, [108] and groups such as the Feminist Film Workers collective (1970s and 1980s), Sydney Women"s Film Group (SWFG, 1972–), Melbourne Women's Film Group (1973–), Reel Women (1979 to 1983 in Melbourne), and Women's Film Unit (Sydney and Melbourne ...

  8. How this surprising Christmas film became a fashion favorite

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    The fashion-forward film saw then-child star Taylor Momsen as little Cindy Lou Who, in an impressive wardrobe filled with puff-sleeved, peter-pan collared dresses, coats and pajamas.

  9. The Tattered Dress - Wikipedia

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    The Tattered Dress is a 1957 American CinemaScope film noir crime film released by Universal Pictures and directed by Jack Arnold. It stars Jeff Chandler , Jeanne Crain , Jack Carson , Gail Russell and Elaine Stewart .