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38 relations: Alphaville (film), Antihero, Camera angle, Chiaroscuro, Crime film, Distancing effect, Double Indemnity (novel), Ethics, Film, Film noir, Framing (visual arts), Good and evil, Greek language, Hardboiled, Hollywood, Independent film, James M. Cain, John Boorman, Journal of Popular Film & Television, Larry Gross, List of film noir titles, List of neo-noir titles, Low-key lighting, Merriam-Webster, Morality, Motif (narrative), Neo, Nihilism, Nino Frank, Paranoia, Point Blank (1967 film), Psychological thriller, Revenge, Robert Altman, Sensibility, Tech noir, The Long Goodbye (film), The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel).
Alphaville (film)
Alphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution) is a 1965 French New Wave science fiction noir film directed by Jean-Luc Godard.
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Antihero
An antihero, or antiheroine, is a protagonist in a story who lacks conventional heroic qualities and attributes such as idealism, courage, and morality.
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Camera angle
The camera angle marks the specific location at which the movie camera or video camera is placed to take a shot.
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Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro (Italian for light-dark), in art, is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition.
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Crime film
Crime cinema, in the broadest sense, is a cinematic genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre.
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Distancing effect
The distancing effect, more commonly known (earlier) by John Willett's 1964 translation as the alienation effect or (more recently) as the estrangement effect (Verfremdungseffekt), is a performing arts concept coined by playwright Bertolt Brecht.
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Double Indemnity (novel)
Double Indemnity is a 1943 crime novel, written by American journalist-turned-novelist James M. Cain.
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Ethics
Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong conduct.
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Film
A film, also called a movie, motion picture, moving pícture, theatrical film, or photoplay, is a series of still images that, when shown on a screen, create the illusion of moving images.
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Film noir
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those which emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations.
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Framing (visual arts)
In visual arts and particularly cinematography, framing is the presentation of visual elements in an image, especially the placement of the subject in relation to other objects.
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Good and evil
In religion, ethics, philosophy, and psychology "good and evil" is a very common dichotomy.
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Greek language
Greek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, elliniká, "Greek", ελληνική γλώσσα, ellinikí glóssa, "Greek language") is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
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Hardboiled
Hardboiled (or hard-boiled) fiction is a literary genre that shares some of its characters and settings with crime fiction (especially detective stories).
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Hollywood
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.
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Independent film
An independent film, independent movie, indie film or indie movie is a feature film that is produced outside the major film studio system, in addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies.
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James M. Cain
James Mallahan Cain (July 1, 1892 – October 27, 1977) was an American author and journalist.
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John Boorman
John Boorman, CBE (born 18 January 1933) is an English filmmaker who is best known for his feature films such as Point Blank, Hell in the Pacific, Deliverance, Zardoz, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Hope and Glory, The General, The Tailor of Panama and Queen and Country.
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Journal of Popular Film & Television
Journal of Popular Film and Television is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Routledge, which purchased it from Heldref Publications in 2009.
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Larry Gross
Larry Gross (born 1953) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director.
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List of film noir titles
Film noir is not a clearly defined genre (see here for details on the characteristics).
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List of neo-noir titles
The following is a list of films belonging to the neo-noir genre.
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Low-key lighting
Low-key lighting is a style of lighting for photography, film or television.
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Merriam-Webster
Merriam–Webster, Incorporated is an American company that publishes reference books which is especially known for its dictionaries.
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Morality
Morality (from) is the differentiation of intentions, decisions and actions between those that are distinguished as proper and those that are improper.
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Motif (narrative)
In narrative, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance in a story.
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Neo
Neo- is a prefix from the ancient Greek word for young, neos.
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Nihilism
Nihilism is the philosophical viewpoint that suggests the denial or lack of belief towards the reputedly meaningful aspects of life.
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Nino Frank
Nino Frank (born 27 June 1904 in Barletta, Italy − Paris, 17 August 1988) was an Italian-born French film critic and writer who was most active in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Paranoia
Paranoia is an instinct or thought process believed to be heavily influenced by anxiety or fear, often to the point of delusion and irrationality.
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Point Blank (1967 film)
Point Blank is a 1967 American neo-noir crime film directed by John Boorman, starring Lee Marvin, co-starring Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn and Carroll O'Connor, and adapted from the 1963 crime noir pulp novel The Hunter by Donald E. Westlake, writing as Richard Stark.
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Psychological thriller
Psychological thriller is a thriller narrative which emphasizes the unstable or delusional psychological states of its characters.
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Revenge
Revenge is a form of justice enacted in the absence or defiance of the norms of formal law and jurisprudence.
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Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman (February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
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Sensibility
Sensibility refers to an acute perception of or responsiveness toward something, such as the emotions of another.
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Tech noir
Tech-noir (also known as future noir and science fiction noir) is a hybrid genre of fiction, particularly film, combining film noir and science fiction, as seen in Blade Runner (1982) and The Terminator (1984).
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The Long Goodbye (film)
The Long Goodbye is a 1973 thriller film directed by Robert Altman and based on Raymond Chandler's 1953 novel of the same title.
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The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)
The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1934 crime novel by James M. Cain.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neo-noir
