Film Noir - research

Sin City

One film i watched was Sin City .The film is a crime thriller written, produced and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez .It is based on Miller's novel series .
The film is mostly black and white with color flashes- the red of a dress or a woman's lipstick, the colour of someones eyes( blue or green), the blond of a girl's hair, the orange of fire, the color of skin(yellow), the blood which is shown red or white.
The film tells a story of 3 different people in a mysterious and miserable town.

Film noir features that appear in Sin City:

• black and white
• police
• detective
• femme fatale
• crimes
• guns
• rain
• shadows
• close ups
• prostitutes
• dark lighting
• old cars
• big buildings
• smoking
• blood

Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity is a 1944 American Film noir  by Billy Wilder.

Film noir features :

• black and white
• murder 
• femme fatale
• cheating
• dark lighting
• shadows
• classic
• hats, ties,black coats
• smoking
• long shots
• close ups
• lies