As the temperatures soar here in the desert, it is time for me to escape into the shadows with another month of film noir. It will be all film noir all the time for the next 31 days. I hope I have found a good mixture of lesser-known and more famous films noir. I plan to select from films on this list: http://www.imdb.com/list/ls070777713/?publish=save.
Images by cinematographer John Alton – from He Walked by Night
This time through the “rules” are: The film 1) appears in Michael F. Keaney’s Film Noir Guide; 2) was made between 1941 and 1959 in the USA in black-and-white; 3) has some connection to crime; and 4) has a user rating of over 7/10 on IMDb.
Images by Nicholas Musuraca – from Stranger on the Third Floor
Of course, I’m looking for films that meet some additional criteria. Ideally, they will feature: an alienated hero with a Past; a femme fatale to lure him to his doom; lots of wet nighttime streets; plenty of low-key photography and crazy angles; and a running-time of less than 90 minutes. I’ll see whether the films fill the bill as I go along.
Lighting for Film Noir
What Is Film Noir?
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