Film Noir (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a motion picture with an often grim urban setting, photographed in somber tones and permeated by a feeling of disillusionment, pessimism, and despair.
noun
  1. a gangster thriller, made esp in the 1940s in Hollywood characterized by contrasty lighting and often somewhat impenetrable plots
Film Noir (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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