Marc Strauss, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Theatre & Dance
SE Missouri State University
Four Classes
October 18, 25, November 1, 8
1:30 – 4:00 (ZOOM ONLY!)
“Film Noir” is a term used to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, emphasizing cynical attitudes and motivations, and filmed in black and white. Detectives Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe, created by Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, respectively, personify film noir in the four films below.
10/18: The Maltese Falcon (1941)
10/25: Murder, My Sweet (1944)
11/1: The Big Sleep (1946)
11/8: Lady in the Lake (1947)
Prof. Strauss introduces and shows each film; class discussion follows.