One foggy evening, a man stands musing:
“Must be a new art installation. Holographic faux film noir posters.”
Whistling a Duke Ellington tune, he continues his stroll.
Past the abandoned theatre.
Bogey finishes his smoke. Bacall steps onto the platform.
Movie magic circa 1946. (280 characters)
“Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly such that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood’s classical film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s.”
Duke Ellington, “Take the ‘A’ Train.”
Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, “The Big Sleep,” 1946.
All references from Wikipedia.
image: Photo by Pexel2013 at Pixabay.com
Imagined for Kat’s Twittering Tale #127 (A tale told in 280 characters or less)
March 14, 2019 at 11:47 am
Oh this is GOOD!
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March 12, 2019 at 11:57 pm
Magical indeed.
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March 12, 2019 at 12:04 pm
Awesome look back. You captured it perfectly Lorraine! 😊
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March 14, 2019 at 6:11 am
Thanks, Kat. Film noir is one of my favourite genres of movie.
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March 14, 2019 at 6:32 am
I am a fan as well. 😊
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March 12, 2019 at 6:40 am
Excellent and so much expressed in so few words <3
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March 12, 2019 at 8:36 am
Thanks. I love the film noir style.
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March 12, 2019 at 9:19 am
Yes beautiful <3
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