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  2. Noir fiction - Wikipedia

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    A sub-genre of noir fiction has been named "rural noir" in the US, [15] [16] and sometimes "outback noir" in Australia. [17] [18] Many rural noir novels have been adapted for film and TV series in both countries, such as Ozark, No Country for Old Men, [15] and Big Sky in the US, [19] and Troppo, The Dry, Scrublands, [17] and High Country (2024) in Australia.

  3. Série noire - Wikipedia

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    This name became a generic term for works of detective, and is considered to have inspired the French critic Nino Frank to create in 1946 the phrase Film noir, which describes Hollywood crime dramas. [2] [3] [4] In common parlance, today, the term also means a series of dramatic events with similarities, or affecting the same victims. [5] [6]

  4. Film noir - Wikipedia

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    Science fiction, noir, and anime are brought together in the Japanese films of 90s Ghost in the Shell (1995) and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004), both directed by Mamoru Oshii. [164] The Animatrix (2003), based on and set within the world of The Matrix film trilogy, contains an anime short film in classic noir style titled "A Detective ...

  5. Pulp noir - Wikipedia

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    Pulp noir is a subgenre influenced by various "noir" genres, as well as (as implied by its name) pulp fiction genres; particularly the hard-boiled genres which help give rise to film noir. [1] Pulp noir is marked by its use of classic noir techniques, but with urban influences. Various media include film, illustrations, photographs and videogames.

  6. I wanted to write a book of L.A. noir for decades. But first ...

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    Noir is what happens when your hand slips, when you go down. For every one of us in fact or in fiction, this will happen at some point, which is both the challenge and the consolation of the form.

  7. Nordic noir - Wikipedia

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    Nordic noir, also known as Scandinavian noir, is a genre of crime fiction usually written from a police point of view and set in Scandinavia or the Nordic countries. Nordic noir often employs plain language, avoiding metaphor , and is typically set in bleak landscapes.

  8. William Lindsay Gresham - Wikipedia

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    William Lindsay Gresham (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ ʃ ə m /; August 20, 1909 – September 14, 1962) was an American novelist and non-fiction author particularly well-regarded among readers of noir. His best-known work is Nightmare Alley (1946), which was adapted to film in 1947 and 2021 .

  9. Neo-noir - Wikipedia

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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 ...