Wednesday, August 20, 2014

noir definition

It was a world where "women with a past and men with no future" spent eternal nights in one-room walk-ups surrounded by the sounds of shots and sirens, of screams and sobs. - Genre, Film Noir

interestingly, it's Wild: “I like men who have a future and women who have a past.”
Barbara Stanwyck, the "undisputed first lady of noir," had a scornful, taut face and voice. Her posture was tight and defensive in keeping with a tough screen presence. A deadly, cold, sensuality characterized many of her films. - Personality Disorder and the Film Noir femme fatale

see i told you

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