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Film Noir Season 1 Episodes

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.

Season 1 Episode Guide

Season 1

3 Episodes 2022 - 2022

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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Episode 2

Classic Noir (1944-1958)

45 mins

With film noir in full flight, a slew of now-renowned noir 'bad girls' take center stage, from Rita Hayworth in Gilda to Ava Gardner in The Killers.

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Episode 3

Styles of Noir (1944-1958 Continued)

45 mins

Private eye arrives as a noir counterpart to the femme-fatale in the form of 1944's "Murder, My Sweet", with Dick Powell as Philip Marlowe.

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