Essence of Film Noir
American classic films noir, beginning with 1941''s The Maltese Falcon and ending with 1950''s Sunset Boulevard, and the neo-noir films made from the 1970s onward, share certain thematic aspects, stylistic qualities, and cultural contexts. Their concern with politics, their depiction of con artists, and the way their characters are shaped by America''s puritanical religious roots show that thes...
American classic films noir, beginning with 1941''s The Maltese Falcon and ending with 1950''s Sunset Boulevard, and the neo-noir films made from the 1970s onward, share certain thematic aspects, stylistic qualities, and cultural contexts. Their concern with politics, their depiction of con artists, and the way their characters are shaped by America''s puritanical religious roots show that thes...
