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There seems to be a lot of disagreement over what the definition of noir is. I saw this documentary on PBS a few years ago and enjoyed it very much. For me personally, I use it when deciphering if something is noir or not.

No morally ambiguous characters, no moral corruption, no post war themes, no femme fetale, etc. I heard noir once described as “A Dame With a Past and a Hero With No Future” and I think that's a good way of describing it. A Christmas Carol has none of the major noir themes in it. It just has some shadowy cinematography.

It's got both a remake and a sequel so you know it's a high quality film.

How about that one furniture commercial where the guy stubs his toe on the sofa?

I do agree with Gaslight being noir though. Very good film too.

No, it's not because they're young. It's because the Innocents seem to clearly be a horror movie to me.

I wouldn't even consider either of those movies as noir.

This event happened recently. Vladimir Menshov (one of my favorite directors. Check out Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears) is speaking at the end.

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I don't think the IMDB is implying it was filmed in two versions but rather that some of the actors (not Polanski) were actually speaking French and dubbed in afterward.

Could it be Kiss of Death from 1947?

I imagine Vic Morrow didn't care for that one either.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46329949 Director Nicolas Roeg dies aged 90 Director Nicolas Roeg, whose films include Don't Look Now and Performance, has died at the age of 90. In a career spanning six decades, he was celebrated for his original and controversial film-making. His 1973 psychological thriller Don't Look Now caused controversy for its graphic sex scenes. Roeg also directed Mick Jagger in the crime drama Performance and David Bowie in the science fiction movie The Man Who Fell To Earth. His son, Nicolas Roeg Jr, said his father died on Friday night. "He was a genuine dad," he said. "He just had his 90th birthday in August," he added. 'Roeg bewitched and bewildered' Nicolas Roeg was one of the most original film-makers the UK has ever produced. His early experience as a cinematographer brought a stunning visual quality to his work. He often exasperated the critics and gained a reputation as being hard on his actors. And he took a delight in jumbling scenes and time to both bewitch and bewilder his audiences. Read the full obituary here Born in St John's Wood in north London in 1928, Roeg started in the film industry making tea and operating the clapper board at Marylebone Studios. His directorial debut came in 1970 when he filmed Performance, sharing the director's role with Donald Cammell. The explicit scenes of violence and drug-taking caused the film's release to be delayed by two years. Speaking to the BBC's Front Row in 2013, he said false rumours that Don't Look Now included a real sex scene were "very flattering" because it meant audiences thought the film was authentic. "What you are looking for in anything is some sort of truth," he said. Edgar Wright, the British director of Shaun of the Dead and Baby Driver, was among those who paid tribute to "a master of the art". Duncan Jones, the director of Warcraft and son of David Bowie, paid tribute to the "incredible body of work" Roeg has left, saying it inspired his own "ongoing love of filmmaking".

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-46329949 Director Nicolas Roeg dies aged 90 Director Nicolas Roeg, whose films include Don't Look Now and Performance, has died aged 90, his family says. In a career spanning six decades, he was celebrated for his original and controversial film-making. His 1973 psychological thriller Don't Look Now caused controversy for its graphic sex scenes. Roeg also directed Mick Jagger in the crime drama Performance and David Bowie in the science fiction movie The Man Who Fell To Earth. His son, Nicolas Roeg Jr, said his father died on Friday night. "He was a genuine dad," he said. "He just had his 90th birthday in August," he added. 'Roeg bewitched and bewildered' Nicolas Roeg was one of the most original film-makers the UK has ever produced. His early experience as a cinematographer brought a stunning visual quality to his work. He often exasperated the critics and gained a reputation as being hard on his actors. And he took a delight in jumbling scenes and time to both bewitch and bewilder his audiences. orn in St John's Wood in north London in 1928, Roeg started in the film industry making tea and operating the clapper board at Marylebone Studios. His directorial debut came in 1970 when he filmed Performance, sharing the director's role with Donald Cammell. The explicit scenes of violence and drug-taking caused the film's release to be delayed by two years. Speaking to the BBC's Front Row in 2013, he said false rumours that Don't Look Now included a real sex scene were "very flattering" because it meant audiences thought the film was authentic. "What you are looking for in anything is some sort of truth," he said. Edgar Wright, the British director of Shaun of the Dead and Baby Driver, was among those who paid tribute to "a master of the art". Duncan Jones, the director of Warcraft and son of David Bowie, paid tribute to the "incredible body of work" Roeg has left, saying it inspired his own "ongoing love of filmmaking". - This is very sad. Walkabout is one of my favorite films of all time.

Many times people create a bunch of fake accounts to give the movie they like a 10 so it will be in the IMDB Top 250 list. They also downvote higher rated movies out of the list even if they haven't seen them.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074811/trivia?ref_=tt_trv_trv The picture was filmed in both French and English languages. 3 of 4 found this interesting | Share this I think this is one of those films where each spoke in their own language. The cast is majority French and most of it looked dubbed.

From the foreign editions- 1. The Judge and the Assassin, Bertrand Tavernier, French edition 2. Mr. Klein, Joseph Losey, French edition 3. Man on the Roof, Bo Widerberg, Swedish edition

My top FF films of 1976... 1. I, Pierre Rivière, Having Slaughtered My Mother, Sister and Brother..., René Allio, France 2. Cria Cuervos, Carlos Saura, Spain 3. Fellini’s Casanova, Federico Fellini, Italy 4. In the Realm of the Senses, Nagisa Oshima, Japan 5. Heart of Glass, Werner Herzog, West Germany 6. Salon Kitty, Tinto Brass, France 7. Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000, Alain Tanner, Switzerland 8. The Battle of Chile: Part II, Patricio Guzmán, Chile 9. Kings of the Road, Wim Wenders, West Germany 10. A Slave of Love, Nikita Mikhalkov, Russia Shaolin Temple, Chang Cheh, Hong Kong SS Experiment Love Camp, Sergio Garrone, Italy Exit the Dragon, Enter the Tiger, Tso Nam Lee, Taiwan Deported Women of the SS Special Section, Rino Di Silvestro, Italy Return of the Kung Fu Dragon, Yu Chi-Lien & Yu Kang, Taiwan

Yeah, I get WWII's relation to noir and how the genre came about. I do disagree that noir is about murder though. I think the important part of the genre is the cinematography and use of shadows and morally ambiguous characters. From what I've seen, that is the most important way of defining the genre than just the murders.

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Pretty much every war movie has killing in it too. Same for most sci fi and horror movies.

Yeah, not even close to Citizen Kane. I even prefer the Stranger (which I think is underrated).

Yeah, Garbage Pail Kids isn't even one of the "so bad it's good" movies. It's just extremely unfunny, unentertaining garbage. I'd rather rewatch Ten Zan: the Ultimate Mission 5 times in a row.