Film Noir

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:literature
cinematic movement
gptkbp:characteristic gptkb:detective_fiction
gptkb:crime
style
moral ambiguity
voice-over narration
cynicism
flashbacks
urban settings
femme fatale
low-key lighting
gptkbp:etymology French for 'black film'
gptkbp:genre crime film
thriller
neo-noir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Film Noir
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:German_Expressionism
hardboiled fiction
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Nino_Frank
1946
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mood disillusionment
fatalism
pessimism
gptkbp:notableDirector gptkb:Otto_Preminger
gptkb:Billy_Wilder
gptkb:John_Huston
gptkb:Fritz_Lang
gptkbp:notableFilm gptkb:Double_Indemnity
gptkb:The_Big_Sleep
gptkb:The_Maltese_Falcon
gptkb:Sunset_Boulevard
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:periodOfPopularity 1940s
1950s
gptkbp:style chiaroscuro
deep shadows
high contrast lighting
oblique camera angles
gptkbp:theme alienation
betrayal
corruption
greed
existential dread
gptkbp:typicalAntagonist femme fatale
corrupt authority
gptkbp:typicalProtagonist gptkb:detective_fiction
gptkb:crime
antagonist
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ran_Blake
gptkb:Poetic_Realism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6