The Issue of Hope and Redemption in Film Noir: Living Day-to-Day in the Present, or Living for the Future?

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04/11/2008

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Table of Contents The Issue of Hope and Redemption in Film Noir: Living Day-to-Day
in the Present, or Living for the Future?
 Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction
  2. Director Abraham Polonsky's film Force of Evil
  3. The character of Phyllis Dietrichson
  4. Camera focus during Neff and Phyllis' talk on accident insurance
  5. Conclusion
  6. Works consulted

Abstract

The films Out of the Past, force of Evil, and Double Indemnity are narratives that contain similar noir themes. All three narratives follow troubled male characters who must sever ties with their pasts in order to move forward to a hopeful and happy future. Two of these characters succeed, morally, and one fails. This essay will explore noir techniques in these three films and will postulate why the two characters are redeemed while the third character remains ruined.

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