Film noir was one of the most popular movie genres in the 1940s and 1950s, and some of the most important films in this genre remain known as masterpieces to this day. The genre drew on German ...

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Marked by stark visual contrasts, chiaroscuro lighting, and sharp angles pioneered in German expressionism, noir plunges the viewer into morally gray situations in which good may triumph, but at a ...

In the 1960s, the neo-noir genre arrived as an extension of the classic film noir but with its own additional qualities, such as excessive violence, sexuality, and psychological elements, which ...

Film noir is one of the most significant and influential genres in film history. It's characterized by morally corrupt characters, cynical storylines, tragic endings, and moody, atmospheric ...