Von Scerscen.- Diario di un'indagine

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Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz

December 2004 •German

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richard Fleischer and Robert Wise as well as with "femme fatale" actresses. Filmmakers of the following generations explain how the style and themes of noir continue to shape cinema today.

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Baby Boy of House

April 2022 •French

5.8

Singapore

August 1947 •English

After the war, Matt Gordon returns to Singapore to retrieve a fortune in smuggled pearls. Arrived, he reminisces in flashback about his prewar fiancée, alluring Linda, and her disappearance during the Japanese attack. But now Linda resurfaces...with amnesia and married to rich planter Van Leyden. Meanwhile, sinister fence Mauribus schemes to get Matt's pearls.

7.5

To Have and Have Not

January 1945 •English

A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.

6.2

Beat the Devil

November 1953 •English

A group of con artists stake their claim on a bogus uranium mine.

4.5

A Woman's Devotion

November 1956 •English

An artist suffering from mental problems from his experiences during the war goes to Acapulco on his honeymoon. Soon young women are turning up dead in the area, and the ex-GI comes to believe he might be responsible, as he has long stretches where he can't remember anything.

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Riff-Raff

June 1947 •English

A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oilfields when he hides a valuable map in plain sight.

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Macao

April 1952 •English

Nick Cochran, an American in exile in Macao, has a chance to restore his name by helping capture an international crime lord. Undercover, can he mislead the bad guys and still woo the attractive singer/petty crook, Julie Benson?

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Strange Triangle

May 1946 •English

In this drama, a seductive woman uses her wiles upon both a traveling bank examiner and a manager to whom she is married. This woman has expensive taste and ends up spending all of her husband's money. She then begins trying to seduce the bank examiner, who doesn't know she is married to the manager.

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Muder´s in the zoo

March 2024 •Spanish

Journalistic chronicle made by Ocelote from the Colima zoo “Ecoparc” that reconstructs the mysterious case of a pair of animals on display, a red deer and a mouflon sheep, killed with a firearm by a mysterious criminal.

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Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back

July 2002 •English

Film critics, actors, film historians and other personalities share their experiences and curious stories on the acclaimed Billy Wilder's masterpiece "Sunset Blvd."; its cultural importance by being one of the most iconic and revolutionary films ever made and a picture that still stands the test of time.

6.2

Double Deal

December 1950 •English

An oil engineer surrounded by foul play helps an heiress bring in a well.

7.1

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light

July 2006 •English

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a twisted fate.

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Telebear

October 2019 •English

When a new murderer in town travels through the phone, Detective Rick finds that all signs point to the culprit being a bear. But bears can't use phones. Can they?

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The Scavengers

October 1959 •English

A former smuggler finds his missing wife in Hong Kong. Marion has fallen in with a bad crowd and is involved with narcotics and stolen government bonds, requiring Stuart to extricate her from her woes.

7.2

Lupin the Third: Pilot Film

January 1969 •Japanese

The first animated adaptation of the popular manga series, this pilot introduces the main characters of "Lupin the Third" with montages, presented through a short frame narrative illustrating a typical gang escape.

6.5

Los Angeles Film Noir

February 2015 •English

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.

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Treasure of Monte Cristo

August 1949 •English

A San Francisco lawyer uses a woman to lure a merchant seaman worth a legendary fortune.

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Side Street: Where Temptation Lurks

July 2007 •English

Documentary on the film noir Side Street with director Oliver Stone and critic Richard Schickel.

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Decoy: A Map to Nowhere