Chinatown And Sunset Boulevard: Film Analysis

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Elements of film noir and german expressionism are very prominent in the 1974 film Chinatown and the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard. However, each film executes each film style in a different way. Some of the film noir elements used in Sunset Boulevard include dark shadows, lowkey lighting, and non traditional camera angles as well as it is filmed in black and white. These elements helped create a dark and mysterious ambience. On the other hand, the film Chinatown breaks the stereotype of filming in black and white but still keeps the tradition of having dark shadows, low key lighting, as well as a mysterious feel. The elements of german expressionism The female leads in both Chinatown and Sunset Boulevard are very distant in the beginning of

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