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Film gris, the Glossary

Film gris (French for "grey film"), a term coined by experimental filmmaker Thom Andersen, is a type of film noir which categorizes a unique series of films that were released between 1947 and 1951.^[1]

34 relations: Abraham Polonsky, Body and Soul (1947 film), Capitalism, Cy Endfield, Fellow traveller, Femme fatale, Film noir, Force of Evil, French language, He Ran All the Way, History of the United States (1945–1964), Hollywood blacklist, House Un-American Activities Committee, John Berry (film director), John Garfield, John Huston, Joseph Losey, Jules Dassin, Knock on Any Door, Left-wing politics, Materialism, Message picture, Neo-noir, Nicholas Ray, Night and the City, The Asphalt Jungle, The Breaking Point (1950 film), The Lawless, The Prowler (1951 film), The Sound of Fury (film), They Live by Night, Thieves' Highway, Thom Andersen, We Were Strangers.
1940s in film
1950s in film
Criticism of capitalism
Film genres particular to the United States

Abraham Polonsky

Abraham Lincoln Polonsky (December 5, 1910 – October 26, 1999) was an American film director, screenwriter, essayist and novelist. Film gris and Abraham Polonsky are Hollywood blacklist.

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Body and Soul (1947 film)

Body and Soul is a 1947 American film noir sports drama directed by Robert Rossen and starring John Garfield, Lilli Palmer, Hazel Brooks, Anne Revere, and William Conrad. Film gris and Body and Soul (1947 film) are film noir.

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Capitalism

Capitalism is an economic system based on the private ownership of the means of production and their operation for profit.

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Cy Endfield

Cyril Raker Endfield (November 10, 1914 – April 16, 1995) was an American film director, who at times also worked as a writer, theatre director, magician and inventor. Film gris and Cy Endfield are Hollywood blacklist.

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Fellow traveller

A fellow traveller (also fellow traveler) is a person who is intellectually sympathetic to the ideology of a political organization, and who co-operates in the organization's politics, without being a formal member.

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Femme fatale

A femme fatale, sometimes called a maneater, Mata Hari, or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, deadly traps.

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Film noir

Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylized Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. Film gris and Film noir are 1940s in film, 1950s in film and film genres.

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Force of Evil

Force of Evil is a 1948 American film noir starring John Garfield and Beatrice Pearson and directed by Abraham Polonsky. Film gris and Force of Evil are film noir.

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French language

French (français,, or langue française,, or by some speakers) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family.

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He Ran All the Way

He Ran All the Way is a 1951 American crime drama and film noir directed by John Berry and starring John Garfield and Shelley Winters. Film gris and He Ran All the Way are film noir.

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History of the United States (1945–1964)

The history of the United States from 1945 to 1964 was a time of high economic growth and general prosperity.

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Hollywood blacklist

The Hollywood blacklist was an entertainment industry blacklist put in effect in the mid-20th century in the United States during the early years of the Cold War, in Hollywood and elsewhere.

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House Un-American Activities Committee

The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HCUA), popularly the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives, created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having communist ties.

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John Berry (film director)

John Berry (September 6, 1917 – November 29, 1999) was an American film director, who went into exile in France when his career was interrupted by the Hollywood blacklist. Film gris and John Berry (film director) are Hollywood blacklist.

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John Garfield

John Garfield (born Jacob Julius Garfinkle; March 4, 1913 – May 21, 1952) was an American actor who played brooding, rebellious, working-class characters. Film gris and John Garfield are Hollywood blacklist.

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John Huston

John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter and actor.

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Joseph Losey

Joseph Walton Losey III (January 14, 1909 – June 22, 1984) was an American theatre and film director, producer, and screenwriter. Film gris and Joseph Losey are Hollywood blacklist.

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Jules Dassin

Julius Dassin (December 18, 1911 – March 31, 2008) was an American film and theatre director, producer, writer and actor. Film gris and Jules Dassin are Hollywood blacklist.

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Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door is a 1949 American courtroom trial film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart. Film gris and Knock on Any Door are film noir.

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Left-wing politics

Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy as a whole or certain social hierarchies.

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Materialism

Materialism is a form of philosophical monism which holds that matter is the fundamental substance in nature, and that all things, including mental states and consciousness, are results of material interactions of material things.

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Message picture

A message picture (or message movie) is a motion picture that, in addition to or instead of being for entertainment, intends to communicate a certain message or ideal about society. Film gris and message picture are 1940s in film, 1950s in film and film genres.

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Neo-noir

Neo-noir is a revival of film noir, a genre that had originally flourished during and after World War II in the United Statesroughly from 1940 to 1960. Film gris and Neo-noir are film genres and film noir.

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Nicholas Ray

Nicholas Ray (born Raymond Nicholas Kienzle Jr., August 7, 1911 – June 16, 1979) was an American film director, screenwriter, and actor.

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Night and the City

Night and the City is a 1950 British film noir directed by Jules Dassin and starring Richard Widmark, Gene Tierney and Googie Withers. Film gris and Night and the City are film noir.

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The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 American heist film noir directed and co-written by John Huston, and starring Sterling Hayden and Louis Calhern, with Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, and Marilyn Monroe in one of her earliest roles. Film gris and The Asphalt Jungle are film noir.

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The Breaking Point (1950 film)

The Breaking Point is a 1950 American film noir crime drama directed by Michael Curtiz and the second film adaptation of the 1937 Ernest Hemingway novel To Have and Have Not (the first one having featured Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall). Film gris and the Breaking Point (1950 film) are film noir.

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The Lawless

The Lawless is a 1950 American film noir directed by Joseph Losey and featuring Macdonald Carey, Gail Russell and Johnny Sands. A crusading newspaper editor in California becomes concerned about the plight of the state's fruit pickers, mostly immigrants from Mexico who are (disparagingly referred to as "fruit tramps"). Film gris and the Lawless are film noir.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_gris

Film gris, the Glossary

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1940s in film

1950s in film

Criticism of capitalism

Film genres particular to the United States

References