Which is good, cause if they were dry there wouldn't be a whole lot we'd be able to see!
Laura Z, on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 8:20 AM:
What about if a noir film were set in the desert? Then it would necessarily be dry. I challenge those of you out there who can visualize such things to ponder this question - would a film noir film in a desert setting work or not? And what about a dessert setting?
I was looking for an answer to why the streets are always wet in film noir, and stumbled across this discussion.
" I challenge those of you out there who can visualize such things to ponder this question - would a film noir film in a desert setting work or not? And what about a dessert setting?"
Sure it could work. The first example that comes to mind it "The Hitch-Hiker" (1953) starring Frank Lovejoy (the radio drama NIGHTBEAT) and Edmond O'Brien (star of noir classic DOA). William Talman plays the psycho-killer who forces them into the desert during a state-wide manhunt.
heather, on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 7:19 AM:
Which is good, cause if they were dry there wouldn't be a whole lot we'd be able to see!
Laura Z, on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 8:20 AM:
What about if a noir film were set in the desert? Then it would necessarily be dry. I challenge those of you out there who can visualize such things to ponder this question - would a film noir film in a desert setting work or not? And what about a dessert setting?
david adam edelstein, on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 12:54 PM:
Certainly one can look at Insomnia as a Film Blanc, where it's never dark, and there's too much light.
Rich, on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 1:04 PM:
I was looking for an answer to why the streets are always wet in film noir, and stumbled across this discussion.
" I challenge those of you out there who can visualize such things to ponder this question - would a film noir film in a desert setting work or not? And what about a dessert setting?"
Sure it could work. The first example that comes to mind it "The Hitch-Hiker" (1953) starring Frank Lovejoy (the radio drama NIGHTBEAT) and Edmond O'Brien (star of noir classic DOA). William Talman plays the psycho-killer who forces them into the desert during a state-wide manhunt.