During its classical period (1941-1958), black cinema - film noire - French / English - was the subject of Urla among critics of the time, he was not really taken seriously. So how is it that these movies came to be revalued so that many of them are considered classics . How was that influenced both modern filmmakers as Martin Scorsese, Roman Polanski, Luc Besson, Quentin Tarantino, Francois Truffaut, Takeshi Kitano and David Fincher, among others. All critics agree that the roots of Black Cinema, are deep and diverse, drinking detective works of writers from the likes of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, to name a few and basically made beautiful films. The low intensity iluminac n (chiaroscuro), players with a past distressing or dark - usually flee their inner demons - imperfect crimes, events that are interlaced to result in a final rather than announced, are some of the features of this genre. SOME EXAMPLES The Maltese Falcon (1941) John Huston Cast: Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade), Mary Astor (Brigid O'Shaughnessy), Peter Lore (Joel Cairo). The year 1930 in San Francisco.Sam Spade's partner - director of a small private-detective agency, is investigating the case brought by a young woman who soon begins to suspect a double game. She is involved in a matter of a valuable stolen statue (the famous hawk), whose price is believed incalculable. Based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett, is considered today as a classic of American police. the work was carried three times to display: 1931, 1936 and finally the John Huston version is the one in question. Blood Pact (1944) - Bill Wilder Cast: Fred Mc Murray (Walter Neff), Barbara Stanwyck (Phyllis Dietrichson) This is my favorite. Terrific movie!. Directed the great Bill Wilder. Conspiracy and treason, love and sex, crime supposedly perfect. All these ingredients are part of the film is just black and all you have this movie. The protagonist Walter Neff is an insurance agent must visit a customer in her home and you sign a policy. There he meets the woman of the same, who insinuates and then to realize the deception of love offers you kill him to collect the compensation policy is concerned.But should it stays together until the end, and mutual mistrust leads to destruction (such as a title in some Hispanic countries) In the opening sequence, a car drove at high speed at night and stops in front of an office building.
