Film+Terms

==**Film Noir--** **Film noir** is a [|cinematic] term used primarily to describe stylish [|Hollywood] [|crime dramas], particularly those that emphasize moral ambiguity and sexual motivation. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s.==

-hard boiled private investigator -femme fatale -the thug/gangster/gunman
 * Iconic Figures**:

-plot twists -unstable alliances -questionable motivations -shifting perspectives
 * Narrative:**

-moral ambiguity -a certain hopelessness -sexuality -ends justify the means -isolation -greed and corruption
 * Themes**:

-chiaroscuro (use of light and dark) -unpredictable violence -seedy urban settings
 * Imagery**: