The genre or film noir started in the 1940s and 1950s, and in its classic form is shown to have stark Expressionistic black-and-white cinematography, labyrinthine crimes and mysteries and an overall cynical look at the world in which they are surrounded. One of the most prominent noirs of the mid-20th century is Double Indemnity, directed by Billy Wilder in 1944, which follows an insurance investigator who plans a scheme to kill his lover’s husband for a giant payout on his insurance. While these films took themselves deadly seriously, neo-noir plays with these same ideas in a modern setting, Continue reading...
