Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006)

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Date: Sept. 27, 2013

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light (2006)
DVDrip | 716x478 | MKV/x264 @ 2016 Kbps | 67mn | Audio: English AC3 192 kbps, 2 channels | Subs: English | 1.06 GB
Genre: Documentary

This bonus DVD makes this collection particularly special: The documentary "Film noir: Bringing darkness to light," completed in 2006 and produced and directed by Gary Leva, is far superior to any of the film-noir documentaries available on public-domain collections of film noir for several reasons: (1) At 68 min., the subject is treated in depth. (2) The B&W clips from films as well as the interviews in color and color film posters are of excellent quality. (3) The clips, some from rarely seen films, are precise selections, unlike the fuzzy, often lengthy trailers included in previous noir documentaries. (4) While traditional noir themes (femmes fatales, lighting, cynicism, fatalism, etc.) receive full treatment, other generally neglected topics are detailed, notably the role of music. (5) Commentary is by a host of film-noir historians and players. The credits list some 45 interviewees, including actress Jane Greer (1924-2001). The diversity of opinions sometimes leads to conflicting interpretations, which is probably as it should be as film noir is a recognizable phenomenon that is hard to define. "Film noir: Bringing darkness to light," is an essential and insightful analysis of the film-noir phenomenon

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Language : English

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Menu
00:00:00.000 : en:Introduction
00:02:26.646 : en:Into the darkness
00:04:46.252 : en:What it is. What it ain't
00:08:43.956 : en:Birth of a bad dream
00:16:18.577 : en:Life's cheap. Then you die
00:22:24.376 : en:The guy pulling the strings
00:25:22.454 : en:Masters of darkness and light
00:33:53.264 : en:Cut to black
00:37:53.537 : en:Lullaby for the damned
00:44:04.041 : en:Method behind the madness
00:52:48.999 : en:Caught in her web
01:00:52.649 : en:Can't cheat fate
01:03:00.143 : en:Final fade out





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