Three Faces Of Noir Curse Crime Cringe

<p class=ql-align-justify>Bernie Dowling's latest in his award-winning series on film noir traces its evolution from the curse of World War I to German Expressionism noir prototypes in Hollywood horror and gangster movies and the rise of noir during World War II.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(237 125 49 1)>In six lively pictorial essays Dowling continues his series on film noir in the public domain. </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify>In the Curse section Dowling reviews 1940s horror noirs while Crime examines the 1938 proto-noir Algiers and a 1950s noir directed by Stanley Kubrick. Cringe looks at the noir theme of humiliation in the 1940s and 50s.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(237 125 49 1)>Dowling's sly humor offers comic relief along the path to the joyous darkness that is film noir. </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Historical photos abound of classic Hollywood its movies and their creators.</p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(237 125 49 1)>This is the final volume of this series on film noir in the public domain and Dowling reveals his 10 favorite film noirs with a surprise or two on the list</span>.</p><p class=ql-align-justify></p><p class=ql-align-justify></p>