Film Noir

This is the definition from Google that I found for the genre Film Noir. ‘’A style or genre of cinematographic film marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, and menace. The term was originally applied (by a group of French critics) to American thriller or detective films made in the period 1944–54 and to the work of directors such as Orson Welles, Fritz Lang, and Billy Wilder.’’

However, film noir can be defined into sub genres. Which can sometimes alter the definition, but if the film is purely film noir this would be the correct definition for the genre. This genre is particularly interesting to me because they have a sense of mystery to the films, this is excellent quality to have in films because this intrigues the viewers and drives them to want to watch more of the film and of the genre.