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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 ...
Film noir is not a clearly defined genre (see here for details on the characteristics). Therefore, the composition of this list may be controversial. To minimize dispute the films included here should preferably feature a footnote linking to a reliable, published source which states that the mentioned film is considered to be a film noir by an expert in this field, e.g.
Kino Lorber holds a yearly Noirvember sale [14] on all their film noir titles every November. In 2016 and 2017, the blog for popular screenwriting website The Black List hosted a series of articles for Noirvember focusing on classic film noir written by prominent screenwriters and filmmakers such as Amber Tamblyn, Josh Olson, Richard Kelly ...
Shortly after, Tabesh offered Muller a non-exclusive contract to present film noir programming on the network. [23] In January 2013, Muller co-hosted a four-film marathon block titled "Night in Noir City," with Osborne. The featured films included Cry Danger (1951), 99 River Street (1953), Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951), and The Breaking Point ...
The Accused (1949 film) Accused of Murder; Ace in the Hole (1951 film) Act of Violence; Adventure in Vienna; Affair in Havana; Affair in Trinidad; Africa (2011 film) Afsporet; Alimony (1949 film) All My Sons (film) All the King's Men (1949 film) Allotment Wives; Among the Living (1941 film) Andha Naal; Angel Face (1953 film) Angels Over ...
Detour is a 1945 American independent [2] [3] film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer, and starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage.The screenplay was adapted by Martin Goldsmith and an uncredited Martin Mooney from Goldsmith's 1939 novel of the same title, and released by the Producers Releasing Corporation, one of the so-called Poverty Row film studios in mid-20th-century Hollywood.
The Hitch-Hiker full film. The Hitch-Hiker is a 1953 American independent [2] film noir thriller co-written and directed by Ida Lupino, and starring Edmond O'Brien, William Talman and Frank Lovejoy. Based on the 1950 killing spree of Billy Cook, the film follows two friends who are taken hostage by a murderous hitchhiker during an automobile ...
Film Director Year Country Ref(s). A Land Imagined: Yeo Siew Hua 2018 Singapore, France, Netherlands [138] Aa Drushya: Shiva Ganesh 2019 India [139] Aake: K. M. Chaitanya: 2017 India [140] Aaranya Kaandam: Thiagarajan Kumararaja: 2011 India [141] Alois Nebel: Tomáš Luňák 2011 Czech Republic [142] The American: Anton Corbijn: 2010 United ...