That sounds like a really fascinating strand to pursue!
Thank you! I'd like to. I have not yet seen all of the movies named in this post, and I know there will be more I don't even know about.
[edit] For example, I just discovered that Norway's first film directed by a woman was also its first film noir! Edith Carlmar's Death Is a Caress (Døden er et kjærtegn, 1949). I really want to see it now.
I watched Subway to the Sky (1959) this year, which was directed by Muriel Box & starred Hildegard Knef. I don't know if it actually counts as a noir, because I'm never very clear on that, but it was certainly heading in that direction. It wasn't a bad little film, either.
Cool! I have never heard of it and I will keep an eye out for it. 1959 is about the last year a British or American film could have been noir rather than neo-noir, although of course plenty of crime/thriller/drama films were made in both decades that weren't noir at all.
I don't think I have seen any movies written or directed by Muriel Box, but I see from IMDb that she was responsible for Dear Murderer (1947) and Daybreak (1948), both of which I want to see for Eric Portman. So, nice.
including two romcoms, which weren't too abd, but AARGH on so many levels, especially the second.
What were they?
But argh. I think we've gone backwards since the 90s on the romcom front somehow.
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Thank you! I'd like to. I have not yet seen all of the movies named in this post, and I know there will be more I don't even know about.
[edit] For example, I just discovered that Norway's first film directed by a woman was also its first film noir! Edith Carlmar's Death Is a Caress (Døden er et kjærtegn, 1949). I really want to see it now.
I watched Subway to the Sky (1959) this year, which was directed by Muriel Box & starred Hildegard Knef. I don't know if it actually counts as a noir, because I'm never very clear on that, but it was certainly heading in that direction. It wasn't a bad little film, either.
Cool! I have never heard of it and I will keep an eye out for it. 1959 is about the last year a British or American film could have been noir rather than neo-noir, although of course plenty of crime/thriller/drama films were made in both decades that weren't noir at all.
I don't think I have seen any movies written or directed by Muriel Box, but I see from IMDb that she was responsible for Dear Murderer (1947) and Daybreak (1948), both of which I want to see for Eric Portman. So, nice.
including two romcoms, which weren't too abd, but AARGH on so many levels, especially the second.
What were they?
But argh. I think we've gone backwards since the 90s on the romcom front somehow.
This feels true. And completely unreasonable.