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Film noir is the French label for "black film" and it is a genre that many would say started in 1941 with the Humphrey Bogart vehicle The Maltese Falcon. Peaking between 1944-1955 the influence of noir has nevertheless remained to this day with a host of films as diverse as Blade Runner and Fatal Attraction showing characteristics that can be associated with the genre.
In terms of iconography film noir can be associated with dark alleys, rain-drenched streets and flashing neon signs. ... By using the conclusion of both films I will look at what generic elements of film noir are visible and how these might have changed over time. ... Geographically both films are set in Los Angeles, a common location for many noir films as it was a city that perfectly captured the dark undercurrent of American society which noir writers and filmmakers were trying to address. ... "
What is clear from the conclusions is that the characterisation of film noir has remained fairly consistent over time. ... The portrayal of the protagonist as an anti-hero was a common convention of the noir genre and it added much to their gritty hard-boiled nature. ... However our femme fatales of Vivian Routledge and Lynn Bracken differ from the archetypal noir woman and share elements, of what is described in the book "Woman in Film Noir" by Janey Place, as the Good Woman and the Spider Woman. ...
Film noir was one of the first genres that really dealt with the darker side of human emotion and which dared to address the sinister underbelly of American society. To highlight this one of the major defining features of noir is how dark the films actually are.
Approximate Word count = 1344
Approximate Pages = 5.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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