Noir or Melodrama?


An excellent film with great direction and a top notch acting by some of the best from that era. I loved any films with Ida Lupino. The foggy background gave it a noir look but the story line was more of a melodrama. a film well worth watching.

What are you gonna do? Kill me? Every body Dies. John Garfield (Body and Soul)

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This one is a fence sitter to call. Has roots in earlier style while pointing to upcoming full blown noir. See this link: Might have been dif if Lang had stuck it out for full film? Lost muscle after his early split. Have to see it this weekend.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moontide

There's also IMDb mention of a video short.
Turning of the Tide: The Ill-Starred Making of Moontide (2008)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3039018/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

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Noir without question.

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Melodrama but with a noir-ish feeling. No femme fatale, though.


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