The Maltese Falcon

Movies such as the Maltese Falcon and Double Indemnity both depict femme fatale as a woman who is in fact dangerous and manipulative. To further understand the evolution of the character of femme fatale, it is imperative to analyze the character of Evelyn Mulwray from the last true film noir, Roman Polanskis’ Chinatown. Evelyn Mulwray is the ‘femme fatale’ movie and is played by actress Faye Dunaway. The movie was released in 1974, and therefore, present a different time. It was released almost…

The movie The Big Sleep is a great tale and produced in classic film noir style that is full of twist and trickery as crime stories go, and the lead character shares a kinship to the anti-hero detective Sam Spade featured in The Maltese Falcon (1941) five years earlier, not just because it was played by the…

Although V.I.'s motives are not made clear, it does hint to the ideas of corruption and incompetence within the legal institution. In terms of the problematic issue of the legal institution, this can be found in the novel by the criminals getting exempt from their true punishment due to their right of having a lawyer. This is why Sergio's sentence went from ten years to two years and he still remains a criminal leader. In addition, this is why Dick represents Dieter due to Dieter's secret…

impressive silent movie queen, but got caught up in the corruption of success. Billy Wilder’s award winning film of the year 1950, Sunset Boulevard, portrays the theme of corruption of fame. Sunset Boulevard, compared to the films Chinatown and The Maltese Falcon, establishes a greater essence of film noir through the use of black and…

mysteries, the stories she was most famous for. Characters that everyone knew and loved in that generation were Miss M, and Poiret (How Christie Wrote). Other stories and plays she wrote were Witness for the Prosecution, The Mousetrap and The Maltese Falcon (Gale Contextual Encyclopedia). Due to Christie having dysgraphia, and probably not knowing, it was so hard to write stories because she wrote all of her stories by hand. Even though she had dysgraphia, she still wrote all of her stories…

The Maltese Falcon (1941) was directed by John Huston and is one of the most famous movies within the Noir-genre. It is often referred to as the pioneering catalyst of Film Noir. It was also John Hustons directing-debut and one of the movies that helped Humphrey…

Film Noir is also recognized for its prevalent and prevailing themes. In particular this refers to the narrative and the setting that creates the tone and mood. The setting in Film Noir was influenced by the corruption of the War and the aftermath. The storyline surrounds the male protagonist, who is depressed due to his horrible past and meets the femme fatale, who is undeniably sexy. This causes a turning point in his life. The negativity mood that influenced these narrative conventions come…

In the year 1941, the year The Maltese Falcon (John Huston, USA, 1941) came forth, is the beginning of the film noir current. For nine years, USA has been the leading country in the production of this genre. In 1949, a famous American producer, David O. Selznick, the creator of Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, USA, 1939), and his British counterpart, Alexander Korda combined their strengths, producing the first British film-noir, which is so significant in the history of cinema. The Third…

principles newer generations look for in film. In my journal I had explained how I sensed older films had a more in depth plot, with a direct use of emotion and sensation to which the viewer was directly drawn into. This was depicted freely in The Maltese Falcon, and was in my opinion the reason why it is considered to be a masterpiece. In comparison to this film I personally have a direct relationship with the James Bond Series, and Ian Flemings creation in 1953. With films released within a…

Blood Simple is the first movie directed by the Coen brothers. A more contemporary noir, with a knowing awareness of the origins of the genre, blood simple saw film noir get down and dirty again, and not just in the bedroom (Wood. 2014). The use of violence and crime in this neo noir film utterly correlates with the classic noir. Majority of the Coen brother’ films feature a crime that seldom goes right. Blood Simple features a jealous Saloon owner, Marty who hires a divorce detective, Visser to…