film noir

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Definition of film noir in English English dictionary: A film characterized by low-key lighting, a bleak urban setting, and corrupt, cynical or desperate characters; {i} "black film", film set in a gloomy urban environment and promotes a cynical view of life through frequent acts of crime and depravity (French); Film noir refers to a type of film or a style of film-making which shows the world as a dangerous or depressing place where many people suffer, especially because of the greed or cruelty of others. a remake of the 1947 film noir classic, Kiss of Death. films noirs a film that deals with subjects such as evil, moral problems etc, often using a story about people involved in a crime and filmed in a way that seems dark or filled with shadows. (French; "black film") Film genre that offers dark or fatalistic interpretations of reality. The term is applied to U.S. films of the late 1940s and early '50s that portrayed a seamy or criminal underworld and cynical characters, often shot at night or in shadowy interiors. The genre includes films such as John Huston's The Maltese Falcon (1941), Jacques Tourneur's Out of the Past (1947), Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945), and Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (1944) and Sunset Boulevard (1950). The trend had all but disappeared by the mid 1950s, but a few outstanding examples continued to be made, including Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974) and Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (1982); noir

film noir

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fîlm noyr

/ˈfəlm ˈnoir/ /ˈfɪlm ˈnɔɪr/

() French "black film"

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