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Film noir is less a film genre than a film fashion statement. And in 1990, ‘After Dark My Sweet’ was part of a revival of film noir and a rediscovery of the pulp fiction by Jim Thompson, who also wrote ‘The Grifters’ and ‘The Getaway.’
What is film noir? Here’s a good Filmsite definition: “It is a style of American films that first evolved in the 1940s, became prominent in the post-war era, and lasted in a classic period until about 1960. The criminal, violence or greed elements in film noir are a metaphoric symptom of society's evils, with a strong undercurrent of moral conflict.” T...
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