Film Noir

Film Noir : Types of genre created in 1940. There are two types of Film Noir. Film Noir and New Noir. Film Noir was created in 1938 to 1955. New Noir was created later in 1960. Film Noir was first created by the famous French critic Nino Frank. The genre of film noir was used to differentiate the Hollywood Crime Drama of that particular era. Film Noir normally contains the sexual motivation of a “Femme-Fatal” character. A Femme-Fatal character is a woman usually married but wants to get rid of her husband. A Femme-Fatal Character is normally seen as a character with loose morals and will do anything to get her own way. In terms of sexual movements towards another character. Low Key lighting is a typical in Film Noir as the colour pallet is black and white. However Film Noir is regarded as a genre though it isn’t officially declared. Film Noir: Double Indemnity, Postman Always Rings Twice. New Noir- Recreation John Dahl The Last Seduction, Batman. In French noir means black. However film noir is influenced by the German Expressionism (the cinematic movement of the 1910’s and the 1920’s- related to the developments in the theatre, painting and architecture) The 1940/50’s has been seen as the classic period of American Film Noir. The low key lighting is also used to show the thoughts and feelings of others. Film Noir critics have said that “Film Noir is a genre that can get the audience involved and intrigued the audience automatically”