Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Ossessione and La bete humaine

From: William Ahearn ( williamahearn@yahoo.com)
Date: 18 Sep 2007


--- jacquesdebierue < jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
> In film, "noir" was
> first applied to
> American films,

Not so. That's a complete myth. Nino Frank didn't coin anything. I've documented it here:

http://www.williamahearn.com/truenoir.html

There were European noirs long before the once unavailable US films began being shown in France.

William

Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>

       
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