Sunday, 29 November 2009

History of film noir.

Film noir is a film type that emerged from the untied states in the 30's and became mainly popular in the 40's. Quite a few of the films reflect the tensions of the 40's time period, which is why it was so popular. It also conflicts with the optimism of musicals and comedies that were evident in Hollywood at the time. The theme of film noir were conventions like paranoia, despair and bleakness. All which reflected the cold war period. It's described as a crime drama which emphasizes cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Though strictly speaking, film noir isn't a genre as such, it's more a mood style or 'tone' of a film. Film noir budgets were very little. They were produced by low budget companies and filmed in small locations. Though film noir was a great deal to cinema, the magic soon faded for many reasons. Tv crime shows pushed film noir aside. As it had a higher budget and more appealing as it was on the TV screens, usually in a series. It was something for the viewers to latch onto, the colour and glamour was put back into crime. The film noir genre was dead by 1955.

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