Struggling to Live in a Doomed World: Why Film Noir Still Shapes Crime Stories

Mystery & Crime
2013
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This session dives into the dark, fatalistic world of classic film noir from the 1940s and 1950s. It explores the unforgettable men and women who inhabit these stories, the moral ambiguity that defines the genre, and why noir’s themes and characters continue to influence modern crime fiction.

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