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In Reply to: Forgive me but please explain posted by Ran on April 8, 2000 at 19:27:53:
Well, kuma pretty much explained it further down the thread:"Although the 'film noir (dark film in French) started in the late 30's in France, the genre in the US film did not blossom till 40s.
Usualy with moody/high contrast cinematography with lots of downbeat/corny characters such as Sam Spade in the Maltese Falcon often parodied in urban settings."In my reply down there, I mentioned some other things about it. Yes, black and white seems important, here. Night time too. The antihero (loser). The big try for money, or whatever it is the character thinks will have every thing coming up roses. A sense of desperation and futility. Squalidness searching for a way out. The underbelly of the American Dream. Gosh, surprising anyone would want to watch isn't it?
Is it a fascination with evil and the darkside, which we can encounter safely? Whatever it is, a lot of us enjoy it.
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