--- JIM DOHERTY <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> But it has always been my understanding that,
when
> they called the post-war American crime
films
> "noir,"
> they were not referring to some pre-existing
French
> style, but to the novels, mostly American,
published
> by Gallimard under the Serie Noire label.
>
With all due respect all I can say is to read the original
articles. They are reprinted in Film Noir Reader 2. Both
critics refer to specific French films to support their
reference. I can understand why you feel the way you do
because when I read then original articles by the French
critics -- especially Nino Frank who uses the term noir ONCE
AND IN QUOTES in his article -- I was totally pissed at the
sloppy research done by everyone that followed. The Gallimard
imprint isn't even hinted at.
I'm not kidding at how pissed I was. The essay on my website
is based on the first three articles in Film Noir Reader 2.
It's a really bad joke. Please go find the book and read the
original articles. It's not hair-splitting verbiage or
esoteric film theory, it's quite clear. Nino Frank uses the
term noir once. That's it.
My essay is here:
http://www.williamahearn.com/truenoir.html
Go read it, Jim or anyone else and tell me I'm wrong. But
don't believe me. Or anyone else. Read the original. Please.
And then you'll have a clue as to why I'm so pissed about
these vague definitions flying around.
William
Essays and Ramblings
<http://www.williamahearn.com>
____________________________________________________________________________________
Don't let your dream ride pass you by. Make it a reality with
Yahoo! Autos. http://autos.yahoo.com/index.html
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : 05 Oct 2007 EDT