Neo-noir
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Neo-noir is a noun meaning (uncountable) A genre of film that combines elements of traditional film noir with modern themes and visuals.
Meaning
(uncountable) A genre of film that combines elements of traditional film noir with modern themes and visuals.
More Meanings
- (countable) An individual film of this kind.
Example Sentences
Typical of neo-noir as a whole, British neo-noirs are highly intertextual and allusive […]
In only one other neo-noir film, Chinatown, a big-studio, big-stars production, has the screenwriter actually won the Academy Award.
By the time Martin Scorsese filmed "Taxi Driver," in the mid-70's, the neo-noir palette relied heavily on trash, crumbling streets, burned-out buildings, and many-splendored scuzz. The fedoras disappeared, too.
Word Forms
- neo-noirs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include noir, neo-soul, neosoul, neo-romanticism, neofolk, technothriller.
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