Soft, and evenly distributed lighting. Meant to direct the audiences attention and make the stars of the movie glow. Belton, John. American Cinema/American Culture. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. 225-47. Print.
The production code, was essentially the birth of film noir. It censored what Hollywood was permitted to show on screen, which led to a lot of the subliminal messages we get from film noir. Belton, John. American Cinema/American Culture. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. 225-47. Print.
All film noir movies have these elements to them.
Harsh lighting, didn't glamorize the stars, there was low-key lighting. Belton, John. American Cinema/American Culture. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. 225-47. Print.
Some of the ideas and inspiration film noir movies were largely crime novels Belton, John. American Cinema/American Culture. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. 225-47. Print.
First American film noir movie is released in August of 1940
The term was coined by film critics just after World War II. Film noir was the flip side of life. Doomed heroes, manipulative people and hidden personal and political agendas were around every corner. The lighting used in film noir was very dark, creating long shadows and claustrophobic atmospheres that pervade the films.
An ex-bomber pilot is suspected of murdering his unfaithful wife.
Naming Elizabeth Short "the black dahlia" was inspired by referring Helen Morrison to "the blue dahlia"
Film noir had incredible imagery. If you look closely, his isn't a love scene, moreso the reflection of the troubles of the protagonist's past. Silver, Alain, and James Ursini. The Noir Style. Woodstock, NY: Overlook, 1999. Print.
Film noir focused heavily on darkness, especially nights and the city. Urban cities are often portrayed as deserted, with only the protagonist there. Silver, Alain, and James Ursini. The Noir Style. Woodstock, NY: Overlook, 1999. Print.
Video of classic Femme Fatale
Women were usually the downfall of the "good" man. Silver, Alain, and James Ursini. The Noir Style. Woodstock, NY: Overlook, 1999. Print.
The first book created about film noir is published. Directors such as Robert Aldrich (director of 'Attack!') used the book.
Style change again in noir, with more of an eye level focus. Belton, John. American Cinema/American Culture. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. 225-47. Print.
Mexican Narcotics officer Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas has to interrupt his honeymoon on the Mexican-US border when an American building contractor is killed after someone places a bomb in his car. He's killed on the US side of the border but it's clear that the bomb was planted on the Mexican side. As a result, Vargas delays his return to Mexico City where he has been mounting a case against the Grandi family crime and narcotics syndicate.
A somewhat romanticized account of the career of the notoriously violent bank robbing couple and their gang.
In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
The aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
Farewell, My Lovely is released based on the book by Raymond Chandlet
In the midst of a searing Florida heat wave, a woman convinces her lover, a small-town lawyer, to murder her rich husband.
A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
After a simple jewelery heist goes terribly wrong, the surviving criminals begin to suspect that one of them is a police informant.
Four London working class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million pounds and having one week to come up with the cash.
Neo-noir film, Sin City, is released.
"The Black Dahlia" was a nickname given to Elizabeth Short, an American woman who was the victim of a gruesome and much-publicized murder
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