One more thing: it’s worth noting that many films in the Noir genre were directed and edited by immigrants from Eastern and European countries whose jaundiced vision of human behavior had already been formed by the troubled history of the European continent they had escaped, in order to come to the “land of opportunity”.
One more thing: it’s worth noting that many of the films in the Noir genre were directed and edited by immigrants from Eastern Europe and Germany, whose jaundiced vision of human behavior had already been formed by a troubled history from which they escaped.
You and I have discussed our mutual fascination with Film Noir before , so it’s exciting to read your cogent thoughts about these ground breaking films.
I predict that Marcia and I will be returning to old favorites and discovering ones as yet unseen, like Stranger on the Third Floor, as a result of reading your post . I too was introduced to this film genre in college in the mid seventies and it changed my understanding of the world around me. I had already been watching Expressionist masterpieces like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, so I was primed for that wonderful elective course. Seeing films that explored the dark side of human nature with a hefty dose of “humour noir”, irony, and unadorned bluntness, was just the tonic I needed after the prevailing sweetness of the Hollywood style.
Yes, film noir is such a unique example of cross-cultural art! The Europeans brought their expressionist vision, while drawing on things like the hard-boiled novels of Chandler and others and the realities of American life. It is truly multi-cultural :) ....
One more thing: it’s worth noting that many films in the Noir genre were directed and edited by immigrants from Eastern and European countries whose jaundiced vision of human behavior had already been formed by the troubled history of the European continent they had escaped, in order to come to the “land of opportunity”.
One more thing: it’s worth noting that many of the films in the Noir genre were directed and edited by immigrants from Eastern Europe and Germany, whose jaundiced vision of human behavior had already been formed by a troubled history from which they escaped.
Hey Arnie,
You and I have discussed our mutual fascination with Film Noir before , so it’s exciting to read your cogent thoughts about these ground breaking films.
I predict that Marcia and I will be returning to old favorites and discovering ones as yet unseen, like Stranger on the Third Floor, as a result of reading your post . I too was introduced to this film genre in college in the mid seventies and it changed my understanding of the world around me. I had already been watching Expressionist masterpieces like The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, so I was primed for that wonderful elective course. Seeing films that explored the dark side of human nature with a hefty dose of “humour noir”, irony, and unadorned bluntness, was just the tonic I needed after the prevailing sweetness of the Hollywood style.
Yes, film noir is such a unique example of cross-cultural art! The Europeans brought their expressionist vision, while drawing on things like the hard-boiled novels of Chandler and others and the realities of American life. It is truly multi-cultural :) ....