noir

[ nwar ]

adjective

, French.

1. black; noting the black numbers in roulette.

noir

/ nwɑː /

adjective

1. (of a film) showing characteristics of a film noir , in plot or style

Example Sentences

Created by the Booker Prize-winning Jamaican novelist Marlon James, it registers as authentic to its place and people, while being true to the noir tradition — tropical Raymond Chandler.

From Los Angeles Times

Desplat introduces his main theme, a melancholy, bluesy tune that he wanted to evoke both eerie film noir and the “tragic story of the heritage of slavery.”

From Los Angeles Times

Levinson, in a summer 2023 interview with Elle, has described the next chapter as a “film noir” and revealed that Zendaya’s character will serve as a vehicle to “explore what it means to be an individual with principles in a corrupt world.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I want to convey, first of all, this darkish noir sense,” he explains, “that we’re dealing with something that is related to the dark part of our subconscious, of our soul. We are staring at the shadows. I also think it’s a story about destiny, which is mocking the main character. So I wanted to put some sarcasm into the music.”

From Los Angeles Times

But even that doesn’t seem fitting for works that nod to centuries-old chant music and film noir.

From New York Times