History of film noir

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Film noir translates to 'black film.' The 'genre' of film noir is argued that it may be more of a look of a film than a genre. Typically they will include a femme fatal, as a sexual motivation for the protagonist . Film noir is a stylish crime drama, being most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. Often the film have low key lighting which creates shadows and creates many enigma codes. Film makers in the 20s had added sound, and better black and white photography. In 1939, there were actually more theatres than there were banks. In the 30s colour was also introduced but film noirs were often filmed in black and white. In 1948, the Supreme Court put an end to all block booking. Film noir was made by French film critics, who noticed the trend of how dark, downbeat and black the looks and themes were of many American crime and detective films released in France to theatres following the war. 

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