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单词 film noir
释义

film noir

[ nwahr ]
/ nwɑr /

noun

a motion picture with an often grim urban setting, photographed in somber tones and permeated by a feeling of disillusionment, pessimism, and despair.

Origin of film noir

1955–60; <French: literally, black film

Words nearby film noir

filming, filmization, filmland, film library, filmmaker, film noir, filmography, film pack, film recorder, film school, filmset
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Example sentences from the Web for film noir

  • Mr. Wright attributes this film-noir fantasy to Garry Scarff, who was never a Scientologist.

    Church of Scientology Details Error in Lawrence Wright’s Book|Karen Pouw|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
  • Pouw insists that this anecdote is nothing more than “film-noir fantasy” and that Scarff is a “self-admitted inveterate liar.”

    Scientology vs. Lawrence Wright|Caitlin Dickson|January 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for film noir

film noir
/ (nwɑː) /

noun

a gangster thriller, made esp in the 1940s in Hollywood characterized by contrasty lighting and often somewhat impenetrable plots

Word Origin for film noir

C20: French, literally: black film
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