American neo-noir cinema

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American neo-noir cinema is a modern evolution of classic film noir that blends its dark visual style and morally ambiguous themes with contemporary settings, social issues, and filmmaking techniques in the United States.

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American neo-noir cinema canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cinematic style ⓘ
film movement ⓘ
addresses contemporary social issues ⓘ
corporate power ⓘ
post-Vietnam War disillusionment ⓘ
postmodern identity ⓘ
technological surveillance ⓘ
urban crime ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
emergedInPeriod 1970s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
hasGenre crime film ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ
neo-noir ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ
hasTheme alienation ⓘ
corruption ⓘ
crime and punishment ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ
fatalism ⓘ
identity crisis ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
psychological trauma ⓘ
social inequality ⓘ
urban decay ⓘ
hasVisualStyle chiaroscuro lighting ⓘ
expressionistic cinematography ⓘ
high-contrast lighting ⓘ
stylized color palettes ⓘ
urban nightscapes ⓘ
influencedBy French New Wave ⓘ
New Hollywood cinema ⓘ
linked to: New Hollywood

classic American film noir ⓘ
language English ⓘ
notableExample Blade Runner ⓘ
Chinatown ⓘ
Drive ⓘ
L.A. Confidential ⓘ
Memento ⓘ
No Country for Old Men ⓘ
Taxi Driver ⓘ
oftenFeatures antihero protagonists ⓘ
conspiracy plots ⓘ
corrupt police officers ⓘ
femme fatale archetype ⓘ
organized crime ⓘ
private investigators ⓘ
serial killers ⓘ
unreliable narrators ⓘ
usesTechnique color cinematography ⓘ
digital cinematography ⓘ
flashbacks ⓘ
handheld camera work ⓘ
nonlinear storytelling ⓘ
voice-over narration ⓘ

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Blow Out → partOf → American neo-noir cinema ⓘ
American Gigolo → partOf → American neo-noir cinema ⓘ
The Getaway → partOf → American neo-noir cinema ⓘ
The Late Show → isPartOf → American neo-noir cinema ⓘ