House of Strangers (1949)--Is this REALLY film-noir?
Oct 29, 2017 17:24:00 GMT
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Post by kijii on Oct 29, 2017 17:24:00 GMT
Is it REALLY film-noir?
Is it REALLY a crime movie?
Good Drama, Yes.
But, I find no evidence of noir or crime elements in it.
Do you?
If so, what are they?
I think the IMDb just gave the movie these labels because it was made by 20th Century Fox during that era.
But, Joseph L. Mankiewicz had already shown that he could make good movies that defy such simplistic genre labels before he made this movie.
To me, this movie seems more like a family saga than anything else.
Yes, there was romance, anger, and revenge, but not crime in the sense that we usually see it in movies of that era.
Nor was there any mob, mob boss, moll, gangsters, private eye, heavy police presence, etc.........
Is it REALLY a crime movie?
Good Drama, Yes.
But, I find no evidence of noir or crime elements in it.
Do you?
If so, what are they?
I think the IMDb just gave the movie these labels because it was made by 20th Century Fox during that era.
But, Joseph L. Mankiewicz had already shown that he could make good movies that defy such simplistic genre labels before he made this movie.
To me, this movie seems more like a family saga than anything else.
Yes, there was romance, anger, and revenge, but not crime in the sense that we usually see it in movies of that era.
Nor was there any mob, mob boss, moll, gangsters, private eye, heavy police presence, etc.........
