nino frank coined the term film noir in 1946.
nino frank coined the term film noir in 1946.
who coined the term film noir in 1946?
nino frank
the term film noir was originally coined by french critic nino frank in 1946, though wasn’t popularized in the cinematic vocabulary or used in film criticism until much later. due to the term’s retroactive up-take, contemporary films of the neo, and more specifically, neon-noir genre, are endowed with a heightened self-awareness of their borrowings from the era of film noir. the presence of crime and violence, hyper-stylized aesthetic, moral ambiguity, and complex narratives continue to permeate the contemporary genre, but with updated themes, and use of technology and media that were absent from the noir films of the 40’s and 50’s.
neon noir
silver has written and edited more than thirty books, mostly with james ursini or elizabeth ward, including "the noir style; l.a. noir; film noir readers 1, 2, 3" and "4; film noir graphics: where danger lives; american neo-noir; film noir compendium; the film noir jigsaw; film noir light and shadow; film noir prototypes; gangster film reader; raymond chandler's los angeles; the samurai film; horror film reader; film noir the encyclopedia; film noir the directors; david lean and his films; what ever happened to robert aldrich; more things than are dreamt of; the vampire film; roger corman: metaphysics on a shoestring; james wong howe: the camera eye; steve mcqueen, frank sinatra, sean connery" and "katharine hepburn" for the taschen icon series; "the film director's team;" and "film budgeting." silver also reviews films and has written numerous articles on raymond chandler, samurai cinema, film noir, vampire films, and other topics on film history and production. he has provided audio and video commentary on the dvd titles listed below. he has done film noir visual presentations on the long take and more recently "double indemnity" for hillsdale college and "a noir tour of l.a." at the los angeles film festival.
alain silver