A Date with the Night

A History of the Crime Thriller in 8 Films by Nicolas Saada L

Film noir is neither a genre nor a style, but rather a movement, like Baroque or Impressionism. Through eight film noir classics, this retrospective aims to show how the genre has evolved, shifting from studio stylization to an almost documentary-like photographic realism.

Every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m., from February 13 to April 2

– February 13 – Laura (1944, 88′) by Otto Preminger

– February 20 – They Live By Night (1947, 95′) by Nicholas Ray

– February 27 – We Won Tonight (The Set-Up, 1949, 72′) by Robert Wise

– March 5 – Panic in the Streets (1950, 96′) by Elia Kazan

– March 12 – Kiss Me Deadly (1955, 105′) directed by Robert Aldrich

– March 19 – The Asphalt Jungle (1950, 112′) by John Huston

– March 26 – The Fifth Victim (While the City Sleeps, 1956, 100′) by Fritz Lang

– April 2 – *Touch of Evil* (1958, 112′) by Orson Welles