bimoc Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 You, guys, may find this interestingAn essay on Miami Vice continuing traditions of "film noir" titled Eighties' Film Noir: An Analysis of the Use of the "Double" in "Miami Vice's" Second and Third Seasons (1987)The abstract says:A comparison of the current television series "Miami Vice" with the "film noir" genre of American movies from the forties and fifties reveals many similar elements, such as visual style, mood, theme, and sensibility. "Miami Vice" is set in a large city whose art deco architecture provides an ironic contrast to noir's pessimistic themes. Film noir's techniques emphasize loss, nostalgia, lack of clear priorities and insecurity, and then submerge these self-doubts in mannerism and style. Two selected episodes of "Miami Vice" deal specifically with the criminal "double," a motif often used in later "film noir." One critic has suggested that the core dilemma of the TV show is whether or not the police officers will surrender themselves to the world of vice. In one episode in which the character of Crockett is tracking a cat burglar, the story makes extensive use of doubles linking the detective with both a burglar and a psychotic policeman who is also pursuing the burglar. The climax brings the noir, double, and Jungian psychology themes together. A camera shot frames Crockett with his double, and in the next scene a stark close-up of the criminal's face becomes Crockett's face as the criminal looks away. When the burglar hurls something forward, breaking a mirror, Crockett awakens from what seems to be a dream. The popular television series, "Miami Vice," appears to be continuing the "film noir" tradition into the eighties. Here is the link to the full text. Hope it works.http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/1b/e5/c7.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 I was watching the one from the 40's with Jack Webb that Dragnet was based on with Richard Basehart as the bad guy who traveled through the sewer system. Can't think of the name. Right away it reminded me of Mann's style. He just added color and music to the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shill Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 best noir film of the 80's is "body heat" from 1981 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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