T,
Re your comment below:
"Today, noir does not have a very definite meaning; however,
it is easy to see when something _isn't_ noir, which shows
that, however hazy, it is a robust concept and not a pure
contraption of critics."
Finally common ground! It IS hard to pin down the meaning of
noir, which is why I've always opted for a fairly generaly
definition based on what seemed to me the common qualities
all fiction/film deemed "noir" seemed to have.
Similarly, though, it is, as you say, usually easy to
determine what is NOT noir.
And it is, indeed, a robust concept as the discussions it
inspires on this list prove.
JIM DOHERTY
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