Film Noir Flashcards

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Description of film noir?

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daring and stylish new type of Hollywood crime thriller

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Standard histories describe Film Noir as a?

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Combination of hard-boiled crime fiction and German Expressionism.

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The term is also associated, as James Naremore writes “with certain visual and narrative traits including?”

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“with certain visual and narrative traits, including low-key photography, images of wet city streets and romantic fascination with femme fatales.

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Many film professionals and artists fled Germany and Austria under Nazi rule during the 1930’s
and took up residence in the United States. This brought ? This had a ?

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Many film professionals and artists fled Germany and Austria under Nazi rule during the 1930’s
and took up residence in the United States. This brought talent and skills that had developed within the German lm industry to Hollywood. This had intense impact on the evolution of techniques and conventions employed in Hollywood filmmaking.

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