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L.A. Noir: Murder, Betrayal, and Sunshine

  • SIFF Film Center Seattle (map)

Los Angeles: city of noir. There have always been two faces of LA: a city built on promises of sunshine and modern living and a city built on corruption and dark secrets. This class will look at contemporary LA. noir cinema—in films like Training Day (2001), Drive (2011), and Nightcrawler (2014)—tracing its roots to early cinema and Southern California art and literary movements.