Film Noir is a cinematic
term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly such that
emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classical film noir period is
generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s. Film
noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has
roots in German Expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and much of
the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression.
A few well-known Noir Films:
- The Third Man
- Chinatown
- The Big Sleep
- Blood Simple
- Casablanca
- Notorious
