Film Noir: (Re)Constructing the Definition
Film Noir: (Re)Constructing the Definition
Author(s): Krzysztof AntoniakSubject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Theoretical Linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics, Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: film noir; genre; style; tone; mode; cycle; transgeneric; definition
Summary/Abstract: Throughout the last 80 years, scholars and film critics have tried to define film noir and come up with various theories. Some claim film noir is a genre, others classify it as a style. The definition of the phenomenon appears to be rather elusive. In consequence, some films are classified as noir or neo-noir even though they seem not to meet the necessary requirements to be categorized as such. The following article examines the most popular theories on film noir and explains why it is impossible to construct one and final definition.
Journal: Rocznik Komparatystyczny
- Issue Year: 2020
- Issue No: 11
- Page Range: 265-277
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English