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FILM NOIR [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-05-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cinematography
DEF

A film that is characterized by its dark, somber tone and cynical, pessimistic mood.

OBS

Specifically, film noir was coined to describe those Hollywood films of the '40s and early 50s which portrayed the dark and gloomy underworld of crime and corruption ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cinématographie
DEF

Catégorie cinématographique dans laquelle on dépeint un univers sombre où des personnages cyniques évoluent dans la violence, la mort et la sexualité.

OBS

La dénomination «film noir» a été créée par la critique française.

Spanish

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