Paper by Gabriel Oakley. A new era of film emerged out of a devastated post-war western world, which contradicted the consistently jubilant 1930s Hollywood productions by portraying dark, melancholic storylines which were clearly reflected through such features as a low-key chiaroscuro visual style, unconventional protagonists and the introduction of the Femme Fatale. This era of … Continue reading The Joel and Ethan Coen era: A reinvention of film noir