Neo-noir
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Neo-noir is a film genre from the 1970s, in the era of New Hollywood, which is primarily associated with the subversion and visual style of classic film noir tropes, adapting the themes of 1940s and 1
Lobby card for David Lynch's Blue Velvet (1986), an example of neo-noir.
David Lynch was a principal pioneer of the genre, spanning several films he directed such as Blue Velvet (1986), Lost Highway (1997), and Mulholland Drive (2001).
Blue Velvet (film)
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Blue Velvet is a 1986 American neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by David Lynch. The film stars Kyle MacLachlan, Isabella Rossellini, Dennis Hopper, and Laura Dern, and is named afte
"I guess it means there's trouble until the robins come": Throughout the film, a dream Sandy had is alluded to, in which the world was full of darkness and turmoil until a group of robins were set free, unleashing blinding light and love. Lighting is a strong symbolic aspect of the film, illustrated in this second shot which is lit from above before fading out, representing a return to normality.
Rossellini and Lynch at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.