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  2. Noir fiction - Wikipedia

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    A sub-genre of noir fiction has been named "rural noir" in the US, [15] [16] and sometimes "outback noir" in Australia. [17] [18] Many rural noir novels have been adapted for film and TV series in both countries, such as Ozark, No Country for Old Men, [15] and Big Sky in the US, [19] and Troppo, The Dry, Scrublands, [17] and High Country (2024) in Australia.

  3. Kiss of Death (1947 film) - Wikipedia

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    Kiss of Death is a 1947 American film noir directed by Henry Hathaway and written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer from a story by Eleazar Lipsky.The story revolves around ex-con Nick Bianco (played by Victor Mature) and another hoodlum, Tommy Udo (Richard Widmark in his first film).

  4. Murder of Philippine Le Noir de Carlan - Wikipedia

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    Philippine Le Noir de Carlan was born in Clamart on 10 October 2004 to a Catholic family of six children. The Le Noir de Carlan family belongs to the surviving French nobility of the Ancien Régime. The family originally hails from Brittany (Côtes-d'Armor) and was established as noble in 1669. [2]

  5. What Is 'Film Noir'? A Guide to the Classic Movie Genre - AOL

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  6. Film noir - Wikipedia

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    Film noir (/ n w ɑːr /; French: [film nwaʁ]) is a style of Hollywood crime dramas that emphasizes cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key, black-and-white visual style that has roots in German expressionist ...

  7. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    Pied-Noir (plural Pieds-Noirs) lit. "black foot", a European Algerian in the pre-independence state. pied-à-terre (also pied à terre) lit. "foot-on-the-ground"; a place to stay, generally small and applied to a secondary residence in a city. [44] Pince-nez pince-nez lit. "nose-pincher", a type of spectacles without temple arms. piste

  8. The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel) - Wikipedia

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    The state is forced to grant Cora a plea agreement under which she is given a suspended sentence and no jail time. After the trial, Cora's diner begins to boom, but her relationship with Frank worsens. While Cora is attending her mother's funeral, Frank has an affair with a wild cat tamer. Upon returning home, Cora tells him that she is pregnant.

  9. Misogynoir - Wikipedia

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    Bailey coined the term "misogynoir" while she was a graduate student at Emory University [a] to discuss anti-Black misogyny toward black women in hip-hop music. [9] [10] It combines the terms "misogyny," the hatred of women, and "noir," the French word for "black," to denote what Bailey describes as the unique form of anti-black misogyny faced by black women, particularly in visual and digital ...