Keyword results: Noir
The Square follows in the well-worn footsteps of classic noir, and, like its predecessors Blood Simple and Shallow Grave, it knows the giddy thrill of throwing forbidden love and easy money at men until they destroy themselves.
Even though it's a first feature, The Square is an assured enough debut to avoid beating the audience silly with explanations.
From its mid-20th century heyday to popular neo-noir incarnations, film noir has proven that deep down we're all gloomily romantic at heart. Noir maintains its perverse appeal across national borders, budgets and genres, but is ultimately inseparable from its retro, post-war American crime context of bad dames, lonely gumshoes and dark alleys.
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