Classic Film Noir! First Discussion July 21 8:30 am

We'll be talking sexuality, criminality, trying to escape the coercion of wage labor through murder, etc.

Session 1: Class Society, Noir and Neonoir: Below the paywall. I provide links to the films and the readings. For July’s meeting, we will be discussing the classic noir, Double Indemnity and its virtual remake for the Reagan era, Body Heat, along with Paul Schrader’s “Notes on Film Noir” and Janey Place’s essay on women in noir. Kathleen Turner makes her debut in Kasdan’s film, reprising Barbara Stanwyck’s femme fatale.

Sorry that the links for the films do not work. I can’t share those with you because of copyright issues. Links to Paul Schrader’s Notes on Film Noir and Janey Place’s essay on Femme Fatales below the Paywall.

Zoom Invite there as well. See you next week!