Pithy Definition of Film Noir

Geoff Pevere has today coined a nice expression of the film noir genre in his Toronto Star review of the just released Film Noir Classic Collection, Vol. 4 DVD set (see my post of yesterday):

… a genre defined by shadows, of harsh, sharp contrasts of light and dark: at any moment, those clouds of fate could pass right over your head.

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1. Film Noir: “All I can see is in the frame”
2. Noir and Other Perversities at Nob Hill: Albuquerque Film Noir Festival
3. Dark Art: What Makes a Film Noir?
4. New Film Noir DVDs: The Third Man (1949) and Scarface (1932)
5. 10 Must-See Dark Delights of Film Noir