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| | Examples, without spoilers, are: | | Examples, without spoilers, are: |
| | * ''[[The Maltese Falcon]]'',<ref>[http://www.moviezeal.com/the-maltese-falcon/ The Maltese Falcon is generally considered by most noir theorists to be the first genuine film noir.]</ref> a famous movie starring Humphrey Bogart as a private detective in 1940s [[San Francisco]]. One of the most famous films of all time, this is based [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s novel of the same name. | | * ''[[The Maltese Falcon]]'',<ref>[http://www.moviezeal.com/the-maltese-falcon/ The Maltese Falcon is generally considered by most noir theorists to be the first genuine film noir.]</ref> a famous movie starring Humphrey Bogart as a private detective in 1940s [[San Francisco]]. One of the most famous films of all time, this is based [[Dashiell Hammett]]'s novel of the same name. |
| | + | * ''This Gun for Hire'' (1942) (by Frank Tuttle) |
| | + | * ''Laura'' (1944) (by Otto Preminger) |
| | + | * ''Murder, My Sweet'' (1944) (by Edward Dmytryk) |
| | * ''Brick'', a 2005 movie about a teenage girl's disappearance and her ex-boyfriend's search to uncover the truth. Well noted for its atmosphere and environment, this movie takes place in a suburban setting and involves high school age characters. | | * ''Brick'', a 2005 movie about a teenage girl's disappearance and her ex-boyfriend's search to uncover the truth. Well noted for its atmosphere and environment, this movie takes place in a suburban setting and involves high school age characters. |
| | * ''Felidae'', a 1994 animated film from Germany, based on the 1989 novel of the same name. It is a film noir with cats, a cat named Francis moving into a German neighborhood and investigating a cult; this cult involves a cat being a victim of animal testing and hating humanity as a result. While there are film noir elements of film noir, the film is also infamous for blood and gore, nightmarish dream sequences, and a scene involving cats mating. | | * ''Felidae'', a 1994 animated film from Germany, based on the 1989 novel of the same name. It is a film noir with cats, a cat named Francis moving into a German neighborhood and investigating a cult; this cult involves a cat being a victim of animal testing and hating humanity as a result. While there are film noir elements of film noir, the film is also infamous for blood and gore, nightmarish dream sequences, and a scene involving cats mating. |
| − | | + | <ref>https://www.britannica.com/art/film-noir</ref> |
| | + | hyism, and the looming threat of atomic warfare manifested themselves in a collective sense of uncertainty. T |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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