Domenic wrote:
It is this trap, I think--this kind of dilemma--no way in, no
way out--that noir has traditionally been about.
**************** Oh yeah. Pessimistic determinism is a
powerful and recurrent theme in noir. Although it seems the
protagonist always shares some responsibility for his
situation, no matter how small, his actions appear more
inevitable than a result of free choice. Noir owes a lot to
the American Naturalists.
miker
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