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Film Noir

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  • 2022-2022
  • 1 Season
  • Documentary
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Thematically, film noir frequently centered on portrayals of women of questionable virtue-this had become rare in Hollywood post the pre-Code era. Double Indemnity, directed by Billy Wilder; setting the mold was Barbara Stanwyck's unforgettable femme fatale, Phyllis Dietrichson. This series will explore the work and influences of directors and writers, including Nicholas Ray, Jules Dassin, Robert Siodmak, Fritz Lang, Edward Dmytryk, Orson Welles, Raoul Walsh, Jacques Tourneur and many more.

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Ryan Mandrake
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Episode 1

Origins of Noir (1922-1940)

45 mins

Open with a look at the origins of the cinematic term, stemming from pulp fiction crime novels and owing a visual debt to the German expressionist films of the silent era.

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