Dark Frames (2021)
• September 2nd, 2021 • 1h 13min
Documentary
Overview
After emerging victorious from the horrors of World War II, the U.S. eagerly pushed into a new era of optimism, hope, and success. But the shadowy and cigarette-stained B-side to the bright, shiny America emerged: the film noir. Made for cheap, these dark tales scratched at a different society, filled with twisted psyches and sinister motives. Filmmaker Tom Thurman teams up with film critic and narrator David Thomson to weave together a hypnotic collage of a dark world that influences our national identity to this day.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz
Released on: 2004-12-19
Documentary
Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound ge...
Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light
Released on: 2006-07-18
Documentary
Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into ...
Telebear
Released on: 2019-10-19
Crime, Comedy, Documentary
When a new murderer in town travels through the phone, Detective Rick finds that all signs point to ...
Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back
Released on: 2002-07-01
Documentary
Film critics, actors, film historians and other personalities share their experiences and curious st...
Navajeros, censores y nuevos realizadores
Released on: 2018-04-15
Documentary, History, Crime
Spain. 1978. Year of the first democratic elections following the dictatorship, and of the birth cin...
Side Street: Where Temptation Lurks
Released on: 2007-07-31
Documentary
Documentary on the film noir Side Street with director Oliver Stone and critic Richard Schickel.
Los Angeles Film Noir
Released on: 2015-02-28
Documentary
A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.
Origins of Film Noir
Released on: 2013-03-13
Documentary
Jump into the world of Film Noir and look at how the technology and economic factors gave birth to a...
Crime Wave: The City Is Dark
Released on: 2007-07-31
Documentary
Richard Schickel and Oliver Stone are among the experts who talk about the film noir Crime Wave.
Muder´s in the zoo
Released on: 2024-03-21
Documentary, Crime, Thriller, Drama
Journalistic chronicle made by Ocelote from the Colima zoo “Ecoparc” that reconstructs the mysteriou...
Tension: Who's Guilty Now?
Released on: 2007-07-31
Documentary
Short documentary on the film noir, Tension.
Decoy: A Map to Nowhere
Released on: 2007-07-31
Documentary
Documentary on the film noir Decoy, with Dick Cavett and Molly Haskell.
Casablanca
Released on: 1943-01-15
Drama, Romance
In Casablanca, Morocco in December 1941, a cynical American expatriate meets a former lover, with un...
Notorious
Released on: 1946-08-21
Thriller, Romance, Mystery
In order to help bring Nazis to justice, U.S. government agent T.R. Devlin recruits Alicia Huberman,...
Governance
Released on: 2021-04-12
Drama, Thriller
Renzo Petrucci is forced to leave his job as general manager of a multinational oil company after co...
Killer's Kiss
Released on: 1955-10-01
Thriller, Crime, Drama
Davey Gordon, a New York City boxer at the end of his career, falls for dancer Gloria Price. However...
Night Creatures
Released on: 2025-09-19
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
After serving his prison sentence, Dylan wants to cut ties with his past. However, because of an out...
Touch of Evil
Released on: 1958-03-30
Crime, Thriller, Drama
A border-town bombing draws Mexican investigator Miguel Vargas into a corruption-ridden police inves...
The Brasher Doubloon
Released on: 1947-02-06
Mystery, Crime
Mrs. Elizabeth Bright Murdock hires Marlowe to find an old rare coin, the Brasher Doubloon, that bel...