film noir
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French film noir (“dark film”, literally “black film”), attributed to French film critic Nino Frank (1946).
Noun
[edit]film noir (countable and uncountable, plural film noirs or films noirs)
- (film, uncountable) A film genre characterized by low-key lighting, a bleak urban setting, and corrupt, cynical or desperate characters.
- 2017, Ian Brookes, Film Noir: A Critical Introduction, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, →ISBN:
- During this period his own films were being studied alongside classic film noir together with European arthouse cinema and the works of directors from around the world.
- (countable) An individual film in this genre.
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]film noir m (plural films noirs)
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