What we’re about
We shall get together through zoom to discuss Films Noirs that we would have seen on our own. The films chosen are available free or for a small fee in youtube or other platforms.
We are reaching our 90th event in March 2024 and while most films have been true FN, the range has been broad and some might rightly fall under the category of Film Blanc. This is thus a good time to highlight some traits that distinguish one from the other:
FN: Betrayal, Revenge, Cynicism, Lust, Pessimism, Passion, Melancholy, Alienation, Bleakness, Disillusionment, Ambiguity, Moral Corruption, Desperation, Paranoia,
FB: Fantasy, Romantic Love, Life Affirming, Optimistic, Bright, Spiritual, Sentimental, Positive Human Potential, Tolerance, Forgiveness, Acceptance, Feel-Good, Often Comedic, Often Musical.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- 117th FN: The Breaking Point, 1950, directed by Michael CurtizNeeds location
NOTE THAT WAITING ROOM HAS BEEN ENABLED. HOST WILL IDENTIFY YOU AND LET YOU IN.
Event as always at noon NY time.
https://meet.google.com/vxd-niqc-gxxThis is the film that kept Ernst Hemingway's social criticism in his 1937 To have or have not, that the 1944 film of the same name completely eradicated. A much better film, in my view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhIalgE-F4A
- 118th FN goes to Russia: 1945 Ivan the Terrible 2, n Pluto's Judgement Day, 1935Needs location
NOTE THAT WAITING ROOM HAS BEEN ENABLED. HOST WILL IDENTIFY YOU AND LET YOU IN.
Event as always at noon NY time.
https://meet.google.com/vxd-niqc-gxxIvan the Terrible, 1945
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnNgoS8VsoQOn Eisenstein's Ivan the Terrible in Stalin's Russia
https://notevenpast.org/eisensteins-ivan-the-terrible-in-stalins-russia/Pluto's Judgement Day, 1935
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUT0PYEeH6o
