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A 1931 photo of Greta Garbo by Clarence Sinclair Bull

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Train yard, Baltimore, a 1945 photo by A. Aubrey Bodine

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Gregory Peck in The Keys of the Kingdom  (John M. Stahl, 1944)

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Jeanne Moreau (with Claude Mann) in La baie des anges / Bay of Angels  (Jacques Demy, 1963)

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“For however dutifully we record what we see around us, the common denominator of all we see is always, transparently, shamelessly, the implacable ‘I’.”–Joan Didion

I have recently discovered the work of Finnish portrait photographer, Perttu Saksa. It’s not often that I come across work that, aside from being beautifully executed, scares and disturbs me. Saksa’s series, “A Kind of You,” gives us arresting portraits of monkeys, trained as street performers in Indonesia, that reveal the dark side of animal exploitation.

These manacled macaque monkeys, trained by “monkey masters” and used for roles in “street theater,” are rented out to beggars collecting money from performances. Behind the child-like masks, these animals are suffering. This practice has now been banned, but these images are a vivid reminder that despite an attempt to entertain us, we should never ignore the anguish among us. –Lane Nevares

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Film Noir

Detour 1945 by Edgar Ulmer starring: Tom Neal Ann Savage 

#Film Noir #Noir #Detour #1945 #Edgar Ulmer #Tom Neal #Ann Savage

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Film Noir

Detour 1945 by Edgar Ulmer starring: Tom Neal Ann Savage 

#Film Noir #Noir #Detour #1945 #Edgar Ulmer #Tom Neal #Ann Savage

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Film Noir

Detour 1945 by Edgar G. Ulmer starring: Tom Neal Ann Savage

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There's no doubt Ann steal the show) 

#Film Noir #Noir #Detour #1945 #Edgar Ulmer #Tom Neal #Ann Savage

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The Naked City 1948 by Jules Dassin

#1948 #Film #Jules Dassin #The Naked City #New York

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The Naked City 1948 by Jules Dassin

#Film #The Naked City #1948 #Jules Dassin

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The Naked City 1948 by Jules Dassin

It's not generally Film Noir but they include that movie in list of Noir!  For me it's more fiction/documentary! Movies at that era were shooting in studios, but Dassin and Co went on streets of New York to produce that criminal masterpiece! My advice to watch it - you'll enjoy!))

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#The Naked City #1948 #Jules Dassin #New York #Film

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Film Noir Brute Force 1947 by Jules Dassin starring: Burt Lancaster Hume Cronyn

#Film Noir #Noir #Brute force #1947 #Jules Dassin #Burt Lancaster #Hume Cronyn

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Film Noir Brute Force 1947 by Jules Dassin starring: Burt Lancaster Hume Cronyn

#Film Noir #Noir #Brute Force #1947 #Jules Dassin #Burt Lancaster #Hume Cronyn

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Film Noir

Brute Force 1947 by Jules Dassin starring: Burt Lancaster Hume Cronyn

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#Film Noir #Noir #Brute Force #1947 #Jules Dassin #Burt Lancaster #Hume Cronyn

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Film Noir The Maltese Falcon 1941 by John Huston starring: Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor

#Film Noir #Noir #1941 #The Maltese Falcon #John Huston #Humphrey Bogart #Mary Astor

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Film Noir The Maltese Falcon 1941 by John Huston starring: Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor

#1941 #Film Noir #Humphrey Bogart #John Huston #Mary Astor #Noir #The Maltese Falcon

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Film Noir

The Maltese Falcon 1941 by John Huston starring: Humphrey Bogart Mary Astor

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#Film Noir #Noir #1941 #John Huston #Humphrey Bogart #Mary Astor