... a "serie noir- in Hollywood is obvious. Defining its essential traits is another matter' (Borde and Chaumeton 1955) Many theorists have termed film noir a genre in itself, the same as say horror films or a westerns, however this isn't completely true of film noir as with a traditional genre you are guaranteed a particular concept for example, the western will always be set in the wild ... paraphernalia that it can truly call its own'. (Hagopian 2001) Film noir borrows its paraphernalia from other forms, usually from the crime and detective genres, but often overlapping into thrillers, hor...

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