Meaning of neo-noir | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A genre of film that combines elements of traditional film noir with modern themes and visuals.
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2. An individual film of this kind.
   countable

Examples

“By the time Martin Scorsese filmed "Taxi Driver," in the mid-70's, the neo-noir palette relied heavily on trash, crumbling streets, burned-out buildings, and many-splendored scuzz. The fedoras disappeared, too.”

“In only one other neo-noir film, Chinatown, a big-studio, big-stars production, has the screenwriter actually won the Academy Award.”

“Typical of neo-noir as a whole, British neo-noirs are highly intertextual and allusive […]”

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