noir

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A production in the style of film noir
Of or pertaining to film noir, or the atmosphere associated with that genre
A genre of crime film or fiction characterized by cynicism, fatalism, and moral ambiguity
film noir
{s} black (French); dark, shady

Related Terms

bête noir
Common misspelling of bête noire
film noir
A film characterized by low-key lighting, a bleak urban setting, and corrupt, cynical or desperate characters
neo-noir
An individual film of this kind

Typical of neo-noir as a whole, British neo-noirs are highly intertextual and allusive.

neo-noir
A genre of film that combines elements of traditional film noir with modern themes and visuals

In only one other neo-noir film, Chinatown, a big-studio, big-stars production, has the screenwriter actually won the Academy Award.

noirish
Having the character of film noir
film noir
{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)
beurre noir
Butter cooked over low heat until it has turned dark brown
cafe noir
small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream
café noir
Coffee served without cream or milk
film noir
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)
noire
{s} black (French)
pinot noir
dry red California table wine made from purple Pinot grapes red wine grape; grown especially in California for making wines resembling those from Burgundy, France
pinot noir
variety of grape used to make red wine; dry red wine
rouge et noir
a card game in which two rows of cards are dealt and players can bet on the color of the cards or on which row will have a count nearer some number
noir

    Turkish pronunciation

    noyr

    Pronunciation

    /ˈnoir/ /ˈnɔɪr/

    Etymology

    () From film noir and French noir
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