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 Jul 28 2006, 12:39 PM
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I just kind of got into watching this genre, starting with Suddenly and Quicksand. Anyone a fan of it that can point me to their favorite films?
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Jul 29 2006, 04:09 PM
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 in the reverb chamber.  Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 4,022 Joined: Nov 2005 Member No: 300,308 |
Noir (french for "black") is a blind genre. It's simply a backlash to the John Wayne protagonist of pre-war hollywood. Or, at least, that's the way I've always seen it. Everyone loves an anti-hero, and how much easier are they to identify with? The visual style has that doom and gloom mystery spin that makes it so much easier on the eyes. I always liked the Black and White photography anyways. The femme-fatal gets irratating after the third one you see. In a sense, noir was just as meaningless, if not more, than the Johnny-Football hollywood shine of a few years earlier (and decades since). The protagonists took an all new kind of "badass" persona. But, this felt more realistic, and hell... it was always cooler. Not my favorite, nor my most knowledgable side of film, but a note-worthy area of hollywood which inspired, and influenced generations of cinema all over the world, that I tend to like. So, kudos.
Uhmmm. My favorite stuff? The Maltese Falcon, The Lady From Shaghai, The Killing, Night of the Hunter, and Sunset Boulevard. |
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Kathleen Film Noir Jul 28 2006, 12:39 PM
Kathleen Oh come on people. Jul 28 2006, 09:07 PM marzipan i've never heard of this genre. have you tried... Jul 28 2006, 09:09 PM dispn0ygonekrazy never heard of it either.....srry kathleen Jul 28 2006, 09:32 PM Kathleen I don't want to Google, and I wasn't reall... Jul 28 2006, 09:36 PM marzipan yeah you did....
Anyone a fan of it that can poin... Jul 28 2006, 09:37 PM Kathleen I meant for this to be more of a discussion.. not ... Jul 28 2006, 09:38 PM dispn0ygonekrazy well to clear me up what kind of film is a film NO... Jul 28 2006, 09:39 PM marzipan yes, what exactly is the genre film noir about? wh... Jul 28 2006, 09:41 PM Kathleen QUOTEgenre of film between 1940 and 1960, originat... Jul 28 2006, 09:42 PM baby_in_blue i dont get ittt. srry kathleen. Jul 28 2006, 09:42 PM dispn0ygonekrazy wow my mind is like huh.....but your description s... Jul 28 2006, 09:50 PM ryfitaDF like sin city? YEA.
theres an entire section of i... Jul 29 2006, 01:38 PM Kathleen EXACTLY LIKE SIN CITY. Whoa. I didn't realize ... Jul 29 2006, 01:57 PM
xiMiJix yea there was this Film Noir that I watched ...i t... Jul 30 2006, 12:57 AM |
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