Dark Frames(2021)

Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light(en)

Film Noir burrows into the mind; it's disorienting, intriguing and enthralling. Noir brings us into a gritty underworld of lush morbidity, providing intimate peeks at its tough, scheming dames, mischievous misfits and flawed men - all caught in the wicked web of a twisted fate.

Von Scerscen.- Diario di un'indagine(it)

Muder´s in the zoo(es)

Journalistic chronicle made by Ocelote from the Colima zoo “Ecoparc” that reconstructs the mysterious case of a pair of animals on display, a red deer and a mouflon sheep, killed with a firearm by a mysterious criminal.

Männer im Trenchcoat, Frauen im Pelz(de)

Film noir, which enjoyed particular success in the 1930s and 1940s, is probably the most profound genre of classic Hollywood cinema. Eckhart Schmidt tries to show the background and developments and speaks, among others, with directors such as Richard Fleischer and Robert Wise as well as with "femme fatale" actresses. Filmmakers of the following generations explain how the style and themes of noir continue to shape cinema today.

Los Angeles Film Noir(en)

A documentary about film noir films made in Los Angeles.

Tension: Who's Guilty Now?(en)

Short documentary on the film noir, Tension.

Side Street: Where Temptation Lurks(en)

Documentary on the film noir Side Street with director Oliver Stone and critic Richard Schickel.

Decoy: A Map to Nowhere(en)

Documentary on the film noir Decoy, with Dick Cavett and Molly Haskell.

Sunset Boulevard: A Look Back(en)

Film critics, actors, film historians and other personalities share their experiences and curious stories on the acclaimed Billy Wilder's masterpiece "Sunset Blvd."; its cultural importance by being one of the most iconic and revolutionary films ever made and a picture that still stands the test of time.

Telebear(en)

When a new murderer in town travels through the phone, Detective Rick finds that all signs point to the culprit being a bear. But bears can't use phones. Can they?

Navajeros, censores y nuevos realizadores(es)

Spain. 1978. Year of the first democratic elections following the dictatorship, and of the birth cine quinqui (delinquent movies): films that rapidly became a big commercial success, showing things that were banned by the censorship not too long before.

Origins of Film Noir(en)

Jump into the world of Film Noir and look at how the technology and economic factors gave birth to a genre that still deeply influences the way filmmakers work today. Take a look at 4 Film Noirs spanning the beginning and end of the classic film noir era: "The Stranger on the Third Floor", "Double Indemnity", "The Big Combo" and "Touch of Evil".

Crime Wave: The City Is Dark(en)

Richard Schickel and Oliver Stone are among the experts who talk about the film noir Crime Wave.

Jealousy(en)

A female cabbie is suspected of killing her drunken husband.

The Spider(en)

An ex-cop is suspected of murder after he is found with a dead woman. The private detective is on the run -- attempting to prove his innocence.

Uma Dama Para Viver, Uma Dama Para Morrer(pt)

The Unseen(en)

David Fielding, who has recently lost his wife, moves into a new neighborhood under a cloud of suspicion. Many feel that his wife's death in a car crash was no accident. Elizabeth Howard, the governess he hires to look after his children, makes it her mission to find out the truth. When other murders seem to be following David to his new town, Elizabeth investigates with the help of David's son Barnaby.

The Dark Mirror(en)

A sister and her disturbed twin are implicated in a murder and a police detective must figure out which one's the killer.

Shadow of a Woman(en)

Brooke's brief marital life with Eric takes a downturn when she starts suspecting that he is starving his son from a prior marriage to death in order to claim his inheritance.

They Live by Night(en)

An escaped convict, injured during a robbery, falls in love with the woman who nurses him back to health, but their relationship seems doomed from the beginning.