1. Double Indemnity (1944)
2. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
3. The Bog Heat (1953)
Visual characteristics
1. Long, irregular vertical shadows cast upon the walls.
2. Low kew lighting on the main actors, usually pitting some of their face in shadow.
3. Elaborate "vanishing points" (points where characters enter or exit a scene)
Narrative characteristics
1. For sound, voice over assist on providing background information for better understanding of film noir's complex plot.
2. The central themes of the narratives are about sense of entrapment, as murders, betrayal, and psychological entrapment and complex plot with lots of twists and turns, and flashbacks versus present.
3. One of the most important elements of film noir is the 'femme fatale,' a dangerous woman who knows what she want and just how to get it. There is a special appeal for their characters ans thet are indispensable to great film noir.
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