Film Noir
· a
type of crime film featuring cynical malevolent characters in a sleazy setting
and an ominous atmosphere that is conveyed by shadowy photography and
foreboding background music
· A
movie characterized by low-key lighting, a bleak urban setting, and corrupt,
cynical characters
·
a motion picture genre marked by
grim urban settings, cynical, bleakly pessimistic characters, and starkly
shadowed photography
·
Film
genre that offers dark or fatalistic interpretations of reality. The term is
applied to U.S. films of the late 1940s and early '50s that often portrayed a
seamy or criminal underworld and cynical characters. The films were noted for
their use of stark, expressionistic lighting and stylized camera work, often
employed in urban settings
