film noir
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French film noir (“dark film”, literally “black film”), attributed to French film critic Nino Frank (1946).
Noun
editfilm 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
editPronunciation
editNoun
editfilm noir m (plural films noirs)
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