To accompany our exhibition Double Indemnity, we’ve programmed a selection of the classiest films noirs chosen by artists, curators, musicians and filmmakers.
The season launches on Sat 14 September with a 24-hour noir-athon. 11 specially selected noirs will be screened back-to-back and guest speakers will introduce their favourite noirs throughout the night.
My Noir continues into December with films including Shock Corridor, The Killing and Kiss Me Deadly.
In October our sold out evening course Lone Wolves and Dangerous Dames begins, exploring the continued popularity of film noir across eras, genres and international film cultures.
STOP PRESS! Cornerhouse has guest-edited the current issue of Film International magazine – a special My Noir issue featuring writing by Kevin Cummins, Simon Stephens, Andrew Kotting, M.J. Hyland and more as well as editors Sarah Perks and Andy Willis. On sale now in our bookshop.
Previously in this season
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Mildred Pierce
Michael Curtiz blends film noir and melodrama in this passionate story of a self-sacrificing mother who would do anything to provide a good life for…
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Shock Corridor
Ruthless journalist Johnny Barrett fakes his way into a psychiatric hospital to uncover the facts behind an unsolved murder. But as he closes in on…
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One Hour Intro/ Labyrinths of Desire: An Introduction to Noir
In this beginners' level introduction to film noir we will investigate what it is that makes this genre so darkly alluring and persistent.
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Devil in a Blue Dress (15) plus Q&A with writer Walter Mosley
An atmospheric, neo-noir adaptationof Walter Mosley's seminal novel about black private eye Easy Rawlins' uneasy adventures in the (even more) segregated L.A. of the 1950s.
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Manchester Literature Festival presents Walter Mosley: Little Green
Legendary crime writer Walter Mosley will be making a rare visit to Manchester Literature Festival to talk about his new thriller, Little Green.
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24-hour noir-athon
Our comprehensive film season My Noir launches with a 24-hour noir-athon on Sat 14 September. With 11 films screening throughout the day and night, are…
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Night Moves
Private detective Harry Moseby is hired on to what seems to be a standard missing person case, by an aging Hollywood actress wants him to…
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Wild Things
A high school counsellor is accused of rape by two female students. The police detective on the case begins to suspect a conspiracy and starts…
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Lone Wolves and Dangerous Dames – an exploration of film noir
What is film noir? What is its continued attraction and relevance to filmmakers and audiences alike? In this course we will look at various aspects…
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In The Shadow
Prague, 1953. Investigating a seemingly routine jewellery store robbery, Police captain Jarda Hakl uncovers an orchestrated effort by state security agents to detain and eliminate…
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The Killing
Kubrick’s account of an ambitious racetrack robbery is one of Hollywood’s tautest, twistiest noirs.
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Devil in a Blue Dress
An atmospheric, neo-noir adaptationof Walter Mosley's seminal novel about black private eye Easy Rawlins' uneasy adventures in the (even more) segregated L.A. of the 1950s.
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Double Indemnity
A classic film noir complete with snappy dialogue, Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity features a scammed insurance stooge, devious plans, and a man-eating double-crossing femme fatale.
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Out of the Past
With its convoluted storyline, shadowy cinematography and iconic femme fatale, Out of the Past is a superb example of classic film noir.
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Sweet Smell of Success
British director Mackendrick left behind Ealing comedies for this classic American noir. Tony Curtis plays Sidney Falco, a young hustler working for monstrous newspaper columnist…
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The Killers
In this stunning film noir by one of the best directors in the genre, an insurance investigator is hired to locate the beneficiary of a…
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The Big Sleep
Humphrey Bogart stars as private eye Marlowe, hired by General Sternwood to sort out the mess of his daughter Carmen’s life. A complex thriller, quick-witted…
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The Hitch-Hiker
Ida Lupino’s taut thriller transports film noir from its urban setting to the dusty desert. Two men on a fishing trip pick up a hitchhiker;…