Themes
film noir is pessimistic and portrays the world as corrupt and sexually enthused. Classic film noir has been assosciated with the social landscape just after the war, with heightened anxiety and alienation.
Visual Techniques
Low key lighting is used in film noir to produce light and dark contrasts and shadows. the shadows of venetian blinds is commonly used and very iconic to film noir. Noir films commonly use dutch angles, low angle shots and wide angle lenses.
Characters
Noir films feature characters that are morally floored and mostly misunderstood characters, stock characters usually consist of femme fatales and jealous husbands. The femme fatale is shot for her sexual prowess and rarely survives until the end of the film. Visual motifs of a femme fatale include ciggarettes.
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