Nearly 70 years after the introduction of film noir, the debate about its style, substance and influence on American cinema continues. Is noir a genre or simply a visual style of filmmaking? What is the real role of women in these films? Can modern films—often called neo-noir or tech-noir—actually be classified as film noir?

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