Film noir research task

Film noir is a cinematic term used mostly to describe American crime dramas. The first film noir productions came about in the 1940's, and this period ended in the late 1950's. It refers to a black and white visual style, and is most associated with the genre of crime. In terms of iconography, dark pavements, guns, cigarettes and rain represent film noir. The settings usually take place in bars, clubs, urban or industrial settings, or typically 'dodgy' locations. Film noir is often narrated by a voiceover, and contains flashbacks from a person's view. A few examples of film noir are:

- Maltese falcon (1941)- A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a gorgeous liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
-Build my gallows high (1947) - A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames
- The Night of the Hunter (1955)- A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children are reluctant to tell him where their real daddy hid $10,000 he'd stolen in a robbery.
-Touch of Evil (1958)- Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town

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