Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richard Fleischer and Robert Wise as well as with "femme fatale" actresses. Filmmakers of the following generations explain how the style and themes of noir continue to shape cinema today.
Short documentary on the film noir, Tension.
Documentary on the film noir Decoy, with Dick Cavett and Molly Haskell.
Richard Schickel and Oliver Stone are among the experts who talk about the film noir Crime Wave.
Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into ...
A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.
Spain. 1978. Year of the first democratic elections following the dictatorship, and of the birth cin...
When a new murderer in town travels through the phone, Detective Rick finds that all signs point to ...
Documentary on the film noir Side Street with director Oliver Stone and critic Richard Schickel.
Film critics, actors, film historians and other personalities share their experiences and curious st...
After emerging victorious from the horrors of World War II, the U.S. eagerly pushed into a new era o...
Journalistic chronicle made by Ocelote from the Colima zoo “Ecoparc” that reconstructs the mysteriou...
Jump into the world of Film Noir and look at how the technology and economic factors gave birth to a...
We are introduced to a young detective named Michael Whittaker who for his first major case is taske...
Lemmy Caution is on a mission to eliminate Professor Von Braun, the creator of a malevolent computer...
Tensions rise when a U.S. military base is built in a small village in post-war Germany.
In-Ja, the madam of a cabaret is a mistress of the boss of espionage agent. She gathers information ...
Sam Bowden witnesses a rape committed by Max Cady and testifies against him. When released after 8 y...