The Dark World
An archetypal character in film noir who usually brings about the downfall of the protagonist through seduction.
What is a femme fatale?
The part of a movie directly related to camera position, camera movement, the pace of editing, etc.
What is mise en shot?
Often considered the first horror movie.
What is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari?
This amazing silent film takes place during the civil war.
What is The General?
He directed the smash blockbuster of 1975.
Who is Steven Spielberg?
The literal English translation of the French term "film noir"
What is “black film?"
The part of a movie or story, usually at the beginning which lets the audience know the basics of who, where, when, etc.
What is exposition?
The visual style of this movie's main character owes a great deal to German Expressionism.
Who is Edward Scissorhands?
Considered to be one of the best Noir films, this movie stars Robert Mitchum as a private investigator.
What is Out of the Past?
He was an trained acrobat before he began to write, direct and star in his own movies.
Who was Buster Keaton?
The element of film noir that is often non-linear, elliptical and/or twisting.
What are film noir plotlines or storylines?
A style of filmmaking in which the director's personal vision is expressed through strong use of stylization in costuming, lighting, characterization and/or plot.
What is formalism?
This modern director's style owes a tremendous amount to German Expressionism.
Who is Tim Burton?
One of Buster Keaton's famous short films where he takes his wife and son out on the open water.
What is The Boat?
This made-for-TV movie was re-released in theaters later on.
What was Duel?
These are the typical instruments of a noir score.
What are strings and/or horns or brass?
A type of movie whose basic premise can be expressed in one sentence.
What is a high concept film?
This new area of science helped to inspire German Expressionism.
What is psychiatry or psychology?
The first movie to ever be shown in a wide release pattern.
What is Jaws?
The aftermath of this major world event is considered to be what inspired the Film Noir style.
What is World War II?
The use of extremes in lighting, high contrast filming, strong use of key lights and dark shadows.
What is chiaroscuro?
A character-based recurrent symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology.
What is an archetype?
He directed the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.
Who was Robert Wiene?
Tim Burton's 1982 animated short "horror" film, produced by the Disney Corporation.
What is Vincent?
A style of film that depicts the life of the common man.
What is realism?