film noir en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from French film noir (“dark film”, literally “black film”), attributed to French film critic Nino Frank (1946).
Meanings
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(uncountable) A film genre characterized by low-key lighting, a bleak urban setting, and corrupt, cynical or desperate characters.
During this period his own films were being studied alongside classic film noir together with European arthouse cinema and the works of directors from around the world.
2017, Ian Brookes, Film Noir: A Critical Introduction, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN:
- (countable) An individual film in this genre.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| film noirs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| films noirs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Scandinavian noir · Scandi-noir · Nordic noir · Scandi noir · neo-noir
Translations (2)
pl film noir (genre) · fr film noir (genre)