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Pretty comprehensive list attached.
Film Noir
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The Seventh Victim:
From that time, I believe Val Lewton was the only producer
whose name was as closely associated with his films
as the director's name was, if not more so.
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Classic movie list.
You could add "Harvey" in here too. Classic James Stewart !
You could add "Harvey" in here too. Classic James Stewart !
Another couple of British films I watched fairly recently that might be of interest are -
Faces in the Dark - John Gregson (1960)
The Offence - Sean Connery (1970)
How interesting, my youngest son and I were just talking about Noir and here is a thread about it!!!
Tom
Tom
It's a bit out-of-the-box but I always felt The invisible man" (1933) was a terrific noir. Also one of my favorites.
This is a terrific thread.
Thank you for starting it @luvmysuper
This is a terrific thread.
Thank you for starting it @luvmysuper
Harvey is a terrific film, no doubt. But, apart from being shot in black and white, it hardly qualifies as noir...
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It IS a great film by a great actor though!Harvey is a terrific film, no doubt. But, apart from being shot in black and white, it hardly qualifies as noir...
I see your point. I guess I posted it from my mental collection of classic movies, without sub genres of noir , foreign etc.Unquestionably. But the world view of the film is anything but dark.
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I'm pretty happy where I am at right now. 151 films spanning from 1930 to 1962.
I have quite a few others, but they aren't in my dedicated Noir group, as many are more modern takes on the style, or later crossovers.
An interesting one would be Orson Welles' 1962 interpretation of "The Trial" based on Kafka's novel with Anthony Perkins in the lead.
I seem to remember a criticism of it which went something like "A cross between an IBM 1950's world and the Vienna of the Habsburg Empire"
It takes much of it's cinematic atmosphere from the Third Man as I recall from seeing it, long ago.
Welles claimed it was his finest work.
Maybe an outlier, but worth checking out as a Noir "Sub-Species"
I seem to remember a criticism of it which went something like "A cross between an IBM 1950's world and the Vienna of the Habsburg Empire"
It takes much of it's cinematic atmosphere from the Third Man as I recall from seeing it, long ago.
Welles claimed it was his finest work.
Maybe an outlier, but worth checking out as a Noir "Sub-Species"
Great thread!
Body Heat
Blood Simple
More neo-noir
Body Heat
Blood Simple
More neo-noir
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I've heard of it!
How come they don't make noir films anymore. Movies are all about giant robots, monsters/aliens and explosions now.
Modern Hollywood and most 'mainstream' film making is either intellectually and creatively bankrupt nowadays, or destroys it's remaining credibilty with desperate 'messaging' thus creating unwatchable nonsense.
A favourite Hollywood pastime is "Re-imagining for a modern audience" (read destroying) classic and often brilliant franchises.
there may be a few wonderful independent films slipping through, but to be honest I'm so jaded by modern films I don't keep watch anymore.
I watch the Critical Drinker's film reviews on YT. A superb and often hilarious reviewer, whom I highly recommend.
There are still a few genuinely inspired artists out there, the Coen Brothers being a notable example of 'real' film makers.
That's purely a personal opinion.
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Laura is a great film. Another great "noir" by Preminger, starring Jean Simmons and Robert Mitchum, is Angel Face from 1953. Don't think it's on the list yet. One of my favorites.
Edit: My mistake, it's on the latest list as posted.
Noir are hard to make. They require a decent script, competent actors, and a director that understands nuance, and is actually interested in the human condition. These qualities have been crowded out of studios by the "bread and circus"-type spectacle movies, that have a mostly CGI budget and actors in spandex in front of green screens, shouting stupid slogans over a deafening score where the bombast is dialled up to 11.
Perfectly stated!
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