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Film Noir recommendations?

hey guys, I'm taking a course in film this semester. I was hoping you all could mention some of the best film noirs out there because that's what I'll be concentrating on. with the vastness of the genre, I don't really know where to start.
all help will be appreciated. thanks.

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I have not seen much film noir, but...

Kiss me Deadly
The Maltese Falcon
Alphaville, une �trange aventure de Lemmy Caution
Vertigo
Chinatown

^These are essential.

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Brick.

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Only film noir i've ever liked. Never did develop a taste for the old noir films. It is a genre that could be revamped more if Brick is anything to go by.

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Is it the 40s/50s films you want, or more modern too? or even neo noirs as well.

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quote:
Is it the 40s/50s films you want, or more modern too? or even neo noirs as well.

well, i'm doing a comparative study of it so I'd appreciate all three categories. Thank you smile

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I have not seen much film noir, but...

Kiss me Deadly
The Maltese Falcon
Alphaville, une �trange aventure de Lemmy Caution
Vertigo
Chinatown

^These are essential.

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Mar 8th, 2010 01:11 PM

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Memento would come under the neo noir catagory and it also happens to be the second greatest film ever made so I'd definitely go with that one.

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well, i'm doing a comparative study of it so I'd appreciate all three categories. Thank you

More modern/neo noirs are:

Brick(as mentioned already, a brilliant example)
Dark City(a neo noir, but science fiction based)
Bound - fantastic one from the director's of The Matrix
Sin City

L.A Confidential - I wasn't blown away, but a lot of others consider this a classic

Memento - already mentioned by Regnir Bamos
Klute - not a 'film noir' but it has elements that make it worth watching, an amazing film too.

Some of the 40s/50s ones that you could check out:

Touch of Evil
The Killers
Double Indemnity
Laura
Out of the Past
Fallen Angel
The Big Sleep

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thanks, girl, you're a star! smile

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