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Neo-noir is a film genre that adapts the visual style and themes of 1940s and 1950s American film noir for contemporary audiences, often with more graphic depictions of violence and sexuality. [1] During the late 1970s and the early 1980s, the term "neo-noir" surged in popularity, fueled by movies such as Sydney Pollack 's Absence of Malice ...
The film plays with an awareness not only of classic noir but also of neo-noir reflexivity itself. [143] With ultra-violent films such as Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) and Thirst (2009), Park Chan-wook of South Korea has been the most prominent director outside of the United States to work regularly in a noir mode in the new millennium. [144]
The following is a list of films belonging to the neo-noir genre. Following a common convention of associating the 1940s and 1950s with film noir , the list takes 1960 to date the beginning of the genre.
Then he topped himself, and every other filmmaker of the time, with the film-noir-gone-mad genius of “Blue Velvet” (1986). Then came the dread-drenched soap opera of “Twin Peaks” (kicking ...
Fallen Angels is a 1995 Hong Kong neo-noir crime comedy-drama film [3] [4] written and directed by Wong Kar-wai.It features two intertwined storylines—one tells the story of a hitman wishing to leave the criminal underworld (), the prostitute he starts a relationship with (), and his agent (Michelle Reis), who is infatuated with him.
In the 1970s and 1980s, neo-noir and horror noir saw a resurgence, with films like Angel Heart (1987) and Body Double (1984) adding noir aesthetics to horror narratives. These films explored darker psychological themes and were visually influenced by noir’s stylized lighting and shadow effects, often set in urban landscapes .
The neo-noir subgenre refers to crime dramas and mysteries produced from the mid-1960s to the present that, while they are generally shot in color and do not always emulate the visual style of classic film noir, often borrow the themes, archetypes, and plots made famous by the film noir genre.
Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film written and directed by Christopher Nolan, based on the short story "Memento Mori" by his brother Jonathan Nolan, which was later published in 2001. [6] The film stars Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano.