In a message dated 12/20/06 2:37:12 PM,
allan@allanguthrie.co.uk writes:
> 'Screwed' is close but it doesn't take attitude into
account. You
> can strap a man in an electric chair and fry his
brains but if he
> doesn't give a shit, it's not noir.
>
> Mortality has always been a fundamental part of noir
for me.
> Consequently, I'd suggest that noir might be defined
as 'a
> confrontation with death by someone ill-equipped to
deal with it'.
>
you come into this world, you have a few laughs. you hope and
you dream and you try to live with life's disappointments.
and in the end, you're reduced to a sentence and two sets of
numbers
for me, noir is about reaching for the brass ring and losing
your arm above the elbow for your troubles
John Lau
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