Streetlamps In The Rain  I didn't know I was doing film noir, I
thought they were detective stories with low lighting! - Marie
Windsor  The above quote, quaint as it is, is also a very
telling remark on the Genre. You may not realize that Film Noir
was only defined in retrospect. After the liberation of Nazi-
Occupied France, film critic Nino Frank's article about a
particular brand of detective dramas made filmmakers realize
they had created a new cinematographic storytelling style.
Visually marked by low-key lighting inspired by German
Expressionism of the twenties, the Film Noir hard-boiled
storytelling style often includes the criminal as protagonist
with an exploration of the Anti-Hero's vices, like sex and
corruption, and often means a tragic end. Though recognizable in
films as early as 1930, the heyday of the Film Noir Era is
commonly known to be from the late forties until the fifties,
but with so many modern films bringing a revival to the style,
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