Stereotypes
Genre
Actors
Movies
100
A female troublemaker who uses her sexuality to get what she want
What is a femme fatale?
100
Dark film
What does "film noir" mean?
100
Cora Smith
Who is Lana Turner's role in "the postman always rings twice"
100
The invisible man
What was the name of the first film noir movie?
200
- Cynical heroes
- Dark and wet streets
- Frequent use of flashbacks
- Dark dialogue
What are the different characteristics you will find in film noir?
200
It includes stylish Hollywood crime dramas, often with a twisted dark wit.
What is the genre Film noir?
200
A femme fatale character in The Narrow Margin/The Killing
What is the role and movie that Marie Windsor is most known for?
200
Double indemnity
What is the best ranked film noir?
300
- Cigarettes
- Lamps
- Alcohol
What are some common prompts in film noir?
300
French critics describing a new dark style of American cinema
Where did the term film noir come from?
300
Stepin Fetchit
Who was the first black actor in Hollywood?
300
1941
What is the year the first major film noir movie was released?
400
Existential crisis
Self-destructive actions
Alienation from society
Feminine betrayal
Sexual thrills and its costs
Escaping Fate
What are the stereotypical themes of film noir?
400
It has updated themes, content, style, visual elements and media.
What is the genre neo-noir?
400
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Marilyn Monroe
What was marilyn monroe's screen debut?
400
The Maltese Falcon
What is the first major film noir movie ever made?
500
World War II, the great depression coming to an end and consumption starting to take over
What are some of the historical events ruling the classical period of film noir?
500
They serve as reminders of the male-dominated, patriarchal and misogynistic society which viewed woman as domesticated or suspicious figures.
What is wrong with film noir movies and their ideology?
500
American male actor who played in Casablanca
Who is Humphrey Bogart?
500
A man accidentally killed a woman with a telephone cord
What is the way that the woman was killed in the 1945 movie "Detour"?