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An Interesting Look at Gender Stereotypes in Film-Noir Crime of Passion

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Barbara Stanwyck and Sterling Hayden star in Crime of Passion, a noir crime film from 1957. Stanwyck plays Kathy, a strong, intelligent, independent career woman who has foregone romance and marriage for a job as an advice columnist for the lovelorn with a San Francisco newspaper. Stanwyck falls in love with Hayden who plays Lieutenant… Continue reading An Interesting Look at Gender Stereotypes in Film-Noir Crime of Passion

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Double Indemnity is Tops in Film Noir Genre

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Double Indemnity is a much-admired gem that comes up a lot when listing top films in the noir genre. This one is a  masterpiece and it is flawless, it has everything; adultery, corruption, murder. It uses familiar Los Angeles locales quite effectively. As femme fatales go, Barbara Stanwyck’s Phyllis Dietrichson is it. Fred MacMurray is… Continue reading Double Indemnity is Tops in Film Noir Genre