Mulholland Drive is a 2001 American neo-noir psychological thriller written and directed by David Lynch starring Justin Theroux, Naomi Watts, and Laura harring.
This film has typical characteristics that make it like a film noir, for example;
Typical
-Dark lighting.
-Music (but not as dramatic as a film noir)
-The women's make up is glamorous.
-Smoke is used in a lot of scenes.
-Transition through out the film is as fast.
However there are characteristics of this film that make it unlike a typical neo noir.
Un-typical
-Dark lighting but not black and white.
-The main character is female (femme fatale) no anti-hero.
Typical
-The Story is narrated by the main character. (more likely to be male)
-Midshots/closeups.
-Well dressed main characters.
-The characters smoke and drink a lot.
-Sepia filter. (1970's browns/yellows used)
-Mention of crime - (anit hero is a crime reporter)
-Anti hero living up to his dad who died.
Un-typical
-Sepia and not black and white.
-Acoustic guitar music.
-Rural surroundings and not urban.
-Blood is shown in scenes.
Typical
-Light shining through window
-Characters smoke.
-Set in the city
Un-Typical
-Set in space.
Each one of these movies have some typical film noir styles, but does that make them a Neo noir? In my opinion Blade runner may have characterictics of a neo noir, but it does actually make it one. I would still class it as sci-fi due to it being set in space.Whereas Muholland drive as an example, because this was actually made to be a neo noir I would class it as one due to the it being more typical film noir then un-typical.
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