Why Study Film Noir?

 

 

The first thrillers were film noir.

 

Hugely popular in their day.

 

Extremely effective use of mis-en-sene and lighting.

 

Mis-en-scene is what you see.

 

What is film Noir?

- Hero with a past.

- Femme Fatal.

- Always set in the big American cities.

- At it's most popular after WW2.

 

Expressionist style

 

Femme Fatal:

- Sexually liberal women.

- Get hero in trouble.

- Double crossing.

- Murderous.

- Hair over one eye.

- Laura Mulvery:- Feminist theory that sates media has men look at women like they are objects.