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- French · borrowed fromfilm noir“dark film”
- English todayfilm noir
Borrowed from French film noir (“dark film”, literally “black film”), attributed to French film critic Nino Frank (1946).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
film noir
Today it means: A film genre characterized by low-key lighting, a bleak urban setting, and corrupt, cynical or desperate characters. Full definition →
French film noir