film noir
a motion picture with an often grim urban setting, photographed in somber tones and permeated by a feeling of disillusionment, pessimism, and despair.
Origin of film noir
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How to use film noir in a sentence
Whether sleek or jagged, classic film noirs boast a sharp-edged ferocity and despair, as if the world—and the lives of its tiny inhabitants—were perched on the edge of a lethal blade.
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The Great Character Actor: Guy Pearce on His Brilliant Career, From ‘Priscilla’ to ‘The Rover’ | Richard Porton | May 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll the women in this video play up subtle sexiness between colored neon, film noir lighting, and sexy silhouettes.
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Mr. Wright attributes this film-noir fantasy to Garry Scarff, who was never a Scientologist.
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British Dictionary definitions for film noir
/ (nwɑː) /
a gangster thriller, made esp in the 1940s in Hollywood characterized by contrasty lighting and often somewhat impenetrable plots
Origin of film noir
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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