Film Noir 2 - 1956 / 1962

Loustal 's dark and sensual look at film noir and the history of film noir by François Guérif , accompanied by two compact discs.

Film Noir is a dominant film genre of the 1940s and 1950s. Its golden age spans from The Maltese Falcon (1941) to Touch of Evil (1958). François Guérif , undisputed specialist in the genre, describes the French thriller and the stages from the crime syndicate to the American mafia. Loustal , a lover of the genre, continues his investigations and reveals his dark novel to us in disturbing images of beauty. Jazz dominates the soundtrack in forty-eight essential themes.