For those of you who have no idea what film noir is, the movie, Out Of The Past is one of the best examples. Think guns, dames, and hats. Noir’s visual style had its roots in German expressionism with dark, rich blacks and vibrant whites. For my money, the best writers were Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep, The Maltese Falcon) and James M. Cain (The Postman Always Rings Twice, Double Indemnity). Cain did uncredited rewrites on Out Of The Past and came up with lines of dialogue like: “She can’t be all bad — no one is,” to which another character responds: “She comes the closest.”
Spot on. One of my absolute favourite films.. Mitchum and greer matchless.. Build my gallows high!
Regards Thom
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Thanks, Thom. Thought I’d be on here more since Covid-19 but seems not, so, sorry for the late response.
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That image so encompasses the spirit of the text. It makes me want to review some of my own gallery of images to see if I have any that would create that film noir look.
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Thanks, John. In looking at some of the earlier (and less expensive examples of) film noir, I think the contrast is bumped up even more.
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Great image and text Emilio/Paul 🙂
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Thanks, Joe!
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