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Film Noir

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What do you get when you mix a gaggle of expatriate Austro-Germanic cineasts with a gang of American pulp novelists writing about flawed men and conniving women, some Expressionist lighting to hide the fact they're on a two-bit soundstage, all in shades of gray in post-WWII Hollywood, California? Well, around here we call it Film Noir. Yeah, it's as defined as the morals of its characters, sure, but it's kinda like jazz or pornography, Junior...you'll know it when you see it. So, sit down and keep yer hands where I can see 'em and we'll talk about some of the greats, the losers and whatever else comes to mind while you're bleedin' out and she's spendin' all that insurance money.


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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.film/post/1636501

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Link 1: A Study of Black and White Filmmaking

Link 2: Film Noir: The Case for Black and White


Have you ever heard somebody say "I can't watch black and white movies?" I have a problem with this. Not because some of the most important movies are in black and white but because black and white can do just as much—if not more—than color.

Thanks, MovieSnob LinkMonkey™! Have a banana! And thanks to YouTube Channel Now You See It for both these videos succinctly and smartly analyzing the use and history of black and white in cinema.

Regarding the above opening quote (from the linked Film Noir video), an excellent recent example of this, forgive me if I'm repeating myself, is Robert Egger's 2019 The Lighthouse.

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Cross-posting here because, frankly, this was going to be a [email protected] one-link post pointing only to the second link. As you know how going down rabbitholes can be (or eating just one potato chip), it turned into a [email protected] post. Call yer lawyer. Better yet, watch Link #2 first then, if you like, watch the second more-subject-encompassing Link #1.

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