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TCF 112 1st Edition Lecture 9Outline of Last Lecture I. Post-War Hollywood 1946-1967a. HW: Major Dilemmas Post-War IIi. Shrinking audiencesii. Paramount decrees iii. Rise of the televisioniv. Changing populations1. Population migration2. HW’s response v. Cold War Anxieties 1. Edward R. Murrow vs. Senator Joseph McCarthyb. HW’s Solutionsi. Additional SolutionsOutline of Current Lecture I. Post-war Hollywood Genres and Social Melodrama and Film Noira. Social Melodramai. Characterized byii. Neorealismb. Film Noiri. Hollywood’s German Expressionismii. Factors Shaping Film Noiriii. Film Noir CharacteristicsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.iv. Legacy of the Film Noirc. Pulp Fiction and Detective Storiesi. Pulp fictionii. “Hard-boiled” Detective Storiesd. The Police ProceduralCurrent LecturePost-war Hollywood Genres and Social Melodrama and Film NoirIndustry and creatives were:-divided-paranoid-schizophrenic- Social Melodrama:The “social problem” filmEx. The Lost Weekend Dir. Billy Wildero Characterized by: Somber thematic tone Disillusionment Cinematic realism redefined; acknowledges social crisis Ex. The Best Years of Our Lives 1946Dir. William TylerDep. Gregg Tolando Hollywood’s Version of Neorealism:Common Elements: Professional and non-professional actors Studio and location shooting Tarnished (but redemptive) heroes Happier endings than Italian Neorealism- Film Noir:“Black Film”Ex. Double Indemnity 1944Dir. Billy WilderFrench film critics of late 40’s-50’s coined term for this distinctly American film styleEmbraced a variety of genresCrime filmso Hollywood’s German Expressionism:Ex. Kiss Me Deadly 1955Dir. Robert AldrichStory Mickey SpillaneEx. The Asphalt JungleDir. John Hustono Factors Shaping Film Noir:1. Post-war gender relations o Women empowered financially and vocationally duringwar boomo Men must cope with war injuries; must readjust to old jobs or find new ones2. Better film technologyo More sensitive film  Night-for-night shooting possibleo Cameras become smallero Lenses become fasterEx. Guncray 1950A.K.A Deadly is the FemaleLong duration of the shots3. Studio economizing 4. Major stylistic/cultural influenceso 1930 gangster film cycle Ex. Little Caesar 1931Ex. The Public Enemy 1931o Pulp fiction and “Hard Boiled” detective storieso German expressionism Impact on the look of film noiro Film Noir Characteristics1. Darknessa. Visual Low key lightingEx. The Big Combo 1955b. Psychological Ethical boundaries are unclearEx. Out of the Past 1947Ex. The Postman… 1946c. Thematic Society is corruptTake what you can while you canEx. Where the Sidewalk Ends 19502. ObsessionInability to change behavior even when has negative consequencesCan concern anything: Object (Maltese Falcon) Another person (Lady from Shanghai) One’s former self (Sunset Blvd.)3. Male Anti-heroAlienated and cynicalEx. Chinatown 1974 Dir. Roman PolanskiAt crossroads; can choose good or evilTragically flawedBetween worlds4. Contrasting FemalesRedeemer (+)Black Widow/Femme Fatale (-)5. Pervading Sense of DoomCentral narrative question becomes… Can anti-hero escape tragic fate?o Legacy of Film Noir:Excessively stylistic expressions- Pulp Fiction and Detective Stories:o Pulp Fiction:Cheap paperback publications focusing on fantastic tales across genresLent itself to exploitation genres and was a precursor to “grind house” and pornographic mediao “Hard-boiled” Detective Stories:An unsentimental depiction of crime, sex, and violenceMajor Writers: James M. Cain Dashiell Hammett Raymond Chandler Elmore Leonard (Get Shorty; Be Cool)- The Police Procedural:Subgenre of the crime filmOften contains stylistic elements of film noirFocuses on the step-by-step crime-solving processes and institutional workings of the justice systemPrivileges police, detectives, and values of law and orderAntithesis to the dark hard-boiled detective narratives and corrupt seduction stories Ex. The Naked City 1948Dir. Jules


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