Film Noir Genre Research
The term ‘Film Noir’ was initially used by the French film critic; Nino Frank in 1946. He created this coinage in order to describe the repeating themes of a film noir such as dark storylines, crime, alcohol, illegal businesses, murders and detectives. Between the 1940’s and the late 1950’s is the time where most classical film noirs were released. However it is suggested that crime films before the Second World War such as Fury (1936) and You Only Live Once (1937) contributed to the cynical attitude which is now a well known characteristic of a film noir. The negative attitude of these crime films resulted in the reoccurring features that became more predominant once the Second World War ended; more downbeat films were made in America such as; The Maltese Falcon (1941), Murder, My Sweet (1944) and Double Indemnity (1944).
The highest rated film noir according to the Internet Movie Database is Sunset Boulevard, which was released in 1950.
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