Noir films of the 1940s, which drew influences from stark German expressionism, were inherently “heavy” by nature. The stories typically center on a troubled, introspective protagonist who becomes involved in a substantial crime of some sort, gets further sucked in by a femme fatale temptress, and ultimately has to come face to face with a corrupt authority figure or institution (all while the thick cloud of post-war angst hung over the action). And then, sometime in the 1970s, the form adapted, and the neo-noir hit the screens.
Bengali (Bangladesh) · 
English (United States) ·