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What is Film Noir? An Inquiry Through Paul Schrader

An era of post-war disillusionment, lighting contrasted with deep shadows, oblique lines that fragment space, asphyxiating environments, and a pessimism that psychologically disintegrates its protagonists. The Film Noir is difficult to define, yet easy to recognize. For many, it is not a cinematic genre (like the Western or the musical), but rather a style characterized




