Next Discussion Group Meeting: Global Noir

also information about Australia

I’m off to Australia today: in Brisbane and then Melbourne. Reach out if you’re around or come to see me speak. Information provided on another post

More importantly, we will be continuing our discussion of Film Genre, this time talking about Global Noir and these two films. This is a great eesay on Asian Noir.

Session 2: Global Noir: Paris, Los Angeles, Harbin

Le Samourai (Jean Pierre Melville, 1967)

Devil in a Blue Dress, (Carl Franklin, 1995) based on the novel by the same by Walter Moseley

Black Coal, Thin Ice, (Diao Yinan, 2014)

The slides about Double Indemnity are here.

The slides about Mike Davis’ City of Quartz from last session, especially the chapter called Sunshine and Noir can be accessed here.

Zoom Invite to September 7 meeting below the Paywall.