Noir Canon: The Elements of Noir
Tickets: https://www.austinfilm.org/series/noi...
The moral and visual darkness of post-World War II crime and detective films caused French critics and audiences to coin a new term, film noir, to describe them. Their narrative directness, visual sophistication and dark humor given them enduring popularity. This short video essay explains the broad concepts of what defined the film noir.
Noir Canon starts November 23
