Film noir is a trend of how ‘dark’, downbeat and black the themes in the film are. It disturbs viewers; it disorients them; it produces a profound uneasiness in audiences. And it does this by whatever means possible. Classic film noir was developed after World War II (1940’s – 1950’s), the movie now most commonly seen as the first "true" film noir is Stranger on the Third Floor (1940), directed by Latvian-born, Soviet-trained Boris Ingster it was not recognized as the beginning of a trend, let alone a new genre, for many decades. Film noir is not a genre of film, but rather the mood, style and tone of the film portrayed. Story lines were often elliptical, non-linear, twisting and depressing
. The moods from film noir were a pathetic fallacy of the people during this period. Narratives were complex, maze like and told with a foreboding background music with flashbacks.
The females in film noir were known as ‘femme fatales’ and were mysterious, gorgeous, irresponsible, manipulative and desperate women. Usually the male protagonist in film noir follow the dangerous but desirable wishes of these dames, then ultimately become a doomed hero into committing murder or some other crime or passion coupled with twisted love.
During the war, women had to take over the male role back at home and enjoyed working. However, when the men returned, women were reluctant to go back to their housewife ways. This is why females are portrayed as Strong and inferior roles in these movies. This also was
often visually projected into their stage positioning, usually entering from the top of a stairwell.
Most of the film noirs of the classic period were similarly low- and modestly budgeted features without major stars— B movies either literally or in spirit, this is obviously another reflection from the War.
. The moods from film noir were a pathetic fallacy of the people during this period. Narratives were complex, maze like and told with a foreboding background music with flashbacks.The females in film noir were known as ‘femme fatales’ and were mysterious, gorgeous, irresponsible, manipulative and desperate women. Usually the male protagonist in film noir follow the dangerous but desirable wishes of these dames, then ultimately become a doomed hero into committing murder or some other crime or passion coupled with twisted love.
During the war, women had to take over the male role back at home and enjoyed working. However, when the men returned, women were reluctant to go back to their housewife ways. This is why females are portrayed as Strong and inferior roles in these movies. This also was
often visually projected into their stage positioning, usually entering from the top of a stairwell.Most of the film noirs of the classic period were similarly low- and modestly budgeted features without major stars— B movies either literally or in spirit, this is obviously another reflection from the War.
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