Cinema Noir

[ratherastory]

Dear flist,

What are your favourite Noir films? Classics that everyone in their right minds should see? Hidden gems that I should know about?

I'm on a Noir kick & want to expand my repertoire.

Comments

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

How the heck is Brazil a Noir film? o_O

I am particularly interested in detective noir, but I would love thriller and/or psycho noir. That sounds super interesting.

[ash48.livejournal.com]

Hee.. yes. Well. Rather loosely noir. For me I put it in the modern noir category, but I can see how others wouldn't. (And interestingly, just doing a bit of a search on this it is often listed as a noir film. I suppose it's essentially a black comedy but there are certainly noir elements).


Of the above Blue Velvet comes into psycho noir. If you haven't seen that I highly recommend it.

Thrillers (crime/mystery) I would rec:

Double Indemnity
Notorious
Strangers on a Train

For a detective noir you might like Laura

Then of course there's Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid as a clever noir spoof. :D

edit... already mentioned Blade Runner.../o\. (I second Body Heat also).