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Foreign Noir
Sites that focus on French, British, Japanese and other foreign films influenced by the Classic American Film Noir.
Ever since French critics discovered and named "film noir," it has been a stylistic force in many foreign films. If they fuse noir with their own culture's quirks, the results can be arresting.
Ever since French critics discovered and named "film noir," it has been a stylistic force in many foreign films. If they fuse noir with their own culture's quirks, the results can be arresting.
Sites in Foreign Noir
Le Doulos
Dennis Grunes on French film noir.
On Film Noir in France
Examines film noir's role in the history and evolution of the French film industry.
Boiling Points
Review by Elliott Stein of "Dark Visions: Japanese Film Noir and Neonoir".
The Chase (1957)
Review of a Japanese film noir with the basic elements that define the genre: moody black and white photography, a murder mystery and an elliptical manner of revealing important plot points.
Stray Dog
Japanese film noir from 1949 that was inspired by the American film The Naked City. |
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