Essential Elements of Film Noir Explained in One Grand Infographic

[terse]

The Essential Elements of Film Noir Explained in One Grand Infographic

What makes film noir film noir? Like Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart making his famous pronouncement on obscenity, we can honestly claim to know it when we see it. But what elements, exactly, do we only see converge in the high, undisputed levels of the film noir canon?

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[JillyG]

The Essential Elements of Film Noir Explained in One Grand Infographic

What makes film noir film noir? Like Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart making his famous pronouncement on obscenity, we can honestly claim to know it when we see it. But what elements, exactly, do we only see converge in the high, undisputed levels of the film noir canon?

www.openculture.com

I can’t believe that Gaslight wasn’t on that list!!

 

[Populuxe]

I love it. I haven't watched nearly enough noir films, but I love the genre.

 

[Starzee]

I took a screen shot of the listed films for future reference….

 

[RoseCat]

The Essential Elements of Film Noir Explained in One Grand Infographic

What makes film noir film noir? Like Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart making his famous pronouncement on obscenity, we can honestly claim to know it when we see it. But what elements, exactly, do we only see converge in the high, undisputed levels of the film noir canon?

www.openculture.com

Wow…. I can’t believe the only noir film I’ve seen (from this list) is Mildred Pierce!! Shouldn’t Blue Velvet be there? The Birds? Psycho?

 

[rizole]

Thought of many more noir films than on this list so I looked them up. There's a limited range of years for it to be considered Film Noir. After that it's neo-noir and/or tech noir.
Wikipedia has it covered of course.

List of neo-noir films - Wikipedia

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Tech noir - Wikipedia

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