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EPOCHEN: NEO NOIR

 

Neo-Noir ist, wie der Begriff Film noir selbst, ein im Nachhinein geprägter Fachbegriff der Filmkritik, unter dem in Deutschland üblicherweise Filme seit den frühen 1980er Jahrenzusammengefasst werden, die die Tradition des klassischen Film noir fortführen.

International spricht man dagegen beim Film Noir von den Filmen dieses Genres in den USA in den 40er und 50er Jahren, wodurch der Zeitraum für Neo Noir dort bereits in den frühen 60er Jahren beginnt

Während man mit Neo-Noir in Deutschland also Filme bezeichnet, die bis zu 20 Jahre nach der aktuellen Entwicklung die typischen visuellen und narrativen Elemente des Film noir nur noch weiter ausvariieren (wie Heißblütig – Kaltblütig, 1981) oder sogar nur noch schlicht reproduzieren (etwa L.A. Confidential, 1997).

Nach meinem persönlichen Erleben war der Höhepunkt des Neo-Noir 1986 mit "Blue Velvet" von David Lynch erreicht, dessen Radikalität bis dahin nicht erreicht worden war.

Darauf aufbauend folgte eine Phase des Ausfeilens und der qualitativen Ausgestaltung, auch durch die neuen technischen Möglichkeiten. Allerdings hatten diese noch eine gewisse Sterilität, so dass ein weiterer Höhepunkt mit John Woos Face/Off (1997) heute eben nicht radikal, sondern fast etwas geschmäcklerisch wirkt.

Wir wollen darum für unsere Betrachtung einer neuen Phase, die man vielleicht als das Neo-Neo-Noir bezeichnen könnte, vor allem die Zeit ab 2003/2004 in den Vordergrund stellen, in denen Quentin Tarantino mit Kill Bill Volume I & II einen wesentlichen Einschnitt darstellt.

Im Kino war bis dahin besonders der asiatische Film nur in wenigen Einzelfällen rezipierbar, während "Kill Bill" plötzlich von einer langen Reihe von "Vengeance"-Filmen erzählte, die man in Deutschland gar nicht gesehen hatte oder wahrnehmen konnte.

Merkmale wie ein fast unreflektiert wirkender Griff zu extremen Gewaltdarstellungen, wie auch der massive Einsatz einer Vielzahl neuer filmischer Mittel, bis hin zur vierstündigen Spielzeit waren damals neu und  überraschten.

Und doch trat Tarantino mit einer solchen Gewissheit und (Film)-Geschichtsbewusstheit auf, dass auch damit eine Phase spürbar zu Ende ging, die Tarantino allerdings sehr bewusst aufgerufen, zitiert und zu Ende gedachte hat.

Wie gerne würde man dieses Gefühl auch bei John Wick bekommen, der aber besonders im 4. Teil fast schon ein bisschen die Funktion eines Testamentsverwalter seiner eigenen Bewegung einnimmt. Davon erzählen auch die Wünsche der Produzenten, die von einer neuen Kampfweise sprechen, die etwas "Frische" in die Reihe bringen sollen, und die mit dem Spin-Off "Ballerina" ja schon beinahe ihr eigenea Ende ankündigen. Vielleicht lässt sich so vermeiden, dass die John-Wick-Reihe noch selbstreferenieller wird. Dieses Schicksal aller Reihen ist bei Bond durch Ironie immer noch am besten gebändigt - bei Mission Impossible war der Untergang der Reihe durch eine gewisse ziellose Schweingewissheit ja gerade erst live mitzuerleben.

Dekade 2000 bis 2010

American PsychoMary Harron2000United States[112]

Baise-moiVirginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi2000France[110]

CircusRob Walker2000United Kingdom, United States[8]

MementoChristopher Nolan2000United States[112][12][27]

Merci pour le chocolatClaude Chabrol2000France[128]

Nine QueensFabián Bielinsky2000Argentina[65]

Reindeer GamesJohn Frankenheimer2000United States[13]

Sexy BeastJonathan Glazer2000United Kingdom[14]

Suzhou RiverLou Ye2000China[13]

The Town Is QuietRobert Guédiguian2000France[110]

The Way of the GunChristopher McQuarrie2000United States[137]

The YardsJames Gray2000United States[13]

The Deep EndScott McGehee and David Siegel2001United States[27]

The Glass HouseDaniel Sackheim2001United States[27]

HeistDavid Mamet2001United States[27]

LantanaRay Lawrence2001Australia[65]

The Man Who Wasn't ThereJoel and Ethan Coen2001United States[12]

Mulholland DriveDavid Lynch2001United States[27]

The PledgeSean Penn2001United States[13]

Training DayAntoine Fuqua2001United States[50]

25th HourSpike Lee2002United States[115]

The Bourne IdentityDoug Liman2002United States[12]

City of GodFernando Meirelles and Kátia Lund2002Brazil[13]

Dark BlueRon Shelton2002United States[23]

EnoughMichael Apted2002United States[27]

Femme FataleBrian De Palma2002United States[27]

Infernal AffairsAndrew Lau and Alan Mak2002Hong Kong[73]

InsomniaChristopher Nolan2002United States[27]

IrréversibleGaspar Noé2002France[110]

Minority ReportSteven Spielberg2002United States[12]

NarcJoe Carnahan2002United States[36]

Panic RoomDavid Fincher2002United States[27]

Ripley's GameLiliana Cavani2002Italy[98]

Road to PerditionSam Mendes2002United States[131]

The Salton SeaD. J. Caruso2002United States[27]

Sympathy for Mr. VengeancePark Chan-wook2002South Korea[135]

TrappedLuis Mandoki2002United States, Germany[27]

Blind ShaftLi Yang2003China[13]

The CoolerWayne Kramer2003United States[112]

I'll Sleep When I'm DeadMike Hodges2003United Kingdom[24]

In the CutJane Campion2003United States[27]

Kill Bill: Volume 1Quentin Tarantino2003United States[12]

Memories of MurderBong Joon-ho2003South Korea[99]

Mystic RiverClint Eastwood2003United States[36]

OldboyPark Chan-wook2003South Korea[99]

Out of TimeCarl Franklin2003United States[27]

The Assassination of Richard NixonNiels Mueller2004United States[13]

Bad EducationPedro Almodóvar2004Spain[116]

CollateralMichael Mann2004United States[27]

The Consequences of LovePaolo Sorrentino2004Italy[10]

Dead Man's ShoesShane Meadows2004United Kingdom[118]

I, RobotAlex Proyas2004United States[123]

Kill Bill: Volume 2Quentin Tarantino2004United States[12]

Layer CakeMatthew Vaughn2004United Kingdom[112]

The MachinistBrad Anderson2004Spain[112]

The Manchurian CandidateJonathan Demme2004United States[13]

Million Dollar BabyClint Eastwood2004United States[112]

One Nite in MongkokDerek Yee2004Hong Kong[130]

Pusher II: With Blood on My HandsNicolas Winding Refn2004Denmark, United Kingdom[132]

Suspect ZeroE. Elias Merhige2004United States[112]

The VillageM. Night Shyamalan2004United States[8]

El AuraFabián Bielinsky2005Argentina[69]

Batman BeginsChristopher Nolan2005United States[52]

The Beat That My Heart SkippedJacques Audiard2005France[97]

A Bittersweet LifeKim Jee-woon2005South Korea[117]

BrickRian Johnson2005United States[112]

CachéMichael Haneke2005France[26]

DerailedMikael Håfström2005United States[112]

A History of ViolenceDavid Cronenberg2005United States[112][17]

HostageFlorent Emilio Siri2005United States[112]

Kiss Kiss Bang BangShane Black2005United States[112]

Lady VengeancePark Chan-wook2005South Korea[117]

Lower CitySérgio Machado2005Brazil[13]

Match PointWoody Allen2005United Kingdom, United States,
Luxembourg[110]

Pusher III: I’m the Angel of DeathNicolas Winding Refn2005Denmark[132]

Sin CityFrank Miller and Robert Rodriguez2005United States[12][27]

Where the Truth LiesAtom Egoyan2005Canada[13]

Basic Instinct 2Michael Caton-Jones2006United Kingdom, United States,
Germany, Spain[8]

The Black DahliaBrian De Palma2006United States[27]

The DepartedMartin Scorsese2006United States[112]

HollywoodlandAllen Coulter2006United States[13]

Inside ManSpike Lee2006United States[112]

Lucky Number SlevinPaul McGuigan2006United States[112]

Miami ViceMichael Mann2006United States[27][129]

RenaissanceChristian Volckman2006France[112]

A Scanner DarklyRichard Linklater2006United States[133]

Tell No OneGuillaume Canet2006France[110]

American GangsterRidley Scott2007United States[1]

Before the Devil Knows You're DeadSidney Lumet2007United States[52]

Dead Time: KalaJoko Anwar2007Indonesia[119]

Eastern PromisesDavid Cronenberg2007United Kingdom, Canada[121]

Gone Baby GoneBen Affleck2007United States[27]

Johnny GaddaarSriram Raghavan2007India[125]

Just Another Love StoryOle Bornedal2007Denmark[5]

KlopkaSrdan Golubović2007Serbia[126][127]

Lust, CautionAng Lee2007United States, China, Taiwan[53]

Mad DetectiveJohnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai2007Hong Kong[73]

The Man from LondonBéla Tarr and Ágnes Hranitzky2007Hungary, France, Germany[110]

No Country For Old MenJoel and Ethan Coen2007United States[27]

ZodiacDavid Fincher2007United States[27]

The Dark KnightChristopher Nolan2008United Kingdom, United States[23]

DeceptionMarcel Langenegger2008United States[27]

In BrugesMartin McDonagh2008United Kingdom[124]

Lorna's SilenceJean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne2008Belgium, Italy, Germany[110]

Max PayneJohn Moore2008United States[36]

The SpiritFrank Miller2008United States[67]

Three MonkeysNuri Bilge Ceylan2008Turkey[110]

Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New OrleansWerner Herzog2009United States[1]

Beyond a Reasonable DoubtPeter Hyams2009United States[27]

Dark CountryThomas Jane2009United States[27]

DuplicityTony Gilroy2009United States[120]

The Girl with the Dragon TattooNiels Arden Oplev2009Sweden[122]

MotherBong Joon-ho2009South Korea[53]

Public EnemiesMichael Mann2009United States[131]

Shinjuku IncidentDerek Yee2009Hong Kong[134]

State of PlayKevin MacDonald2009United States[120]

WatchmenZack Snyder2009United States[136]

DEKADE 2010 - 2020

A Land ImaginedYeo Siew Hua2018Singapore, France, Netherlands[138]

Aa DrushyaShiva Ganesh2019India[139]

AakeK. M. Chaitanya2017India[140]

Aaranya KaandamThiagarajan Kumararaja2011India[141]

Alois NebelTomáš Luňák2011Czech Republic[142]

The AmericanAnton Corbijn2010United States[143]

American DreamerDerrick Borte2018United States[144]

Animal KingdomDavid Michôd2010Australia[145]

AnonAndrew Niccol2018United Kingdom, United States[146]

Anti MatterKeir Burrows2017United Kingdom[147]

Asura: The City of MadnessKim Sung-su2016South Korea[148]

B.A. PassAjay Bahl2013India[149]

BadlapurSriram Raghavan2015India[150]

Bad Times at the El RoyaleDrew Goddard2018United States[151]

Bad Turn WorseZeke and Simon Hawkins2014United States[152]

The Bag ManDavid Grovic2014United States[153]

BastardsClaire Denis2013France/Germany[154]

Black Coal, Thin IceDiao Yinan2014China[155]

Blade Runner 2049Denis Villeneuve2017United States[156]

Blow the Man DownBridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy2019United States[157]

Blue RuinJeremy Saulnier2014United States[158]

BornoporichoyMainak Bhowmick2019India[159]

Brawl in Cell Block 99S. Craig Zahler2017United States[160]

Brighton RockRowan Joffé2011United Kingdom[161]

Broken CityAllen Hughes2013United States[162]

BurningLee Chang-dong2018South Korea[163]

Burning KissRobbie Studsor2018Australia[164]

Cities of Last ThingsHo Wi Ding2018Taiwan, China, France,
United States[165]

Cold in JulyJim Mickle2014United States[166]

The Dark Knight RisesChristopher Nolan2012United Kingdom, United States[167]

DestroyerKaryn Kusama2018United States[168]

DetourChristopher Smith2016United Kingdom, South Africa[169]

Disappearance at Clifton HillAlbert Shin2019Canada[170]

Dragged Across ConcreteS. Craig Zahler2018United States[171]

DriveNicolas Winding Refn2011United States[172][173]

DrumKeywan Karimi2016Iran/France[174]

Earthquake BirdWash Westmoreland2019United States, United Kingdom[175]

ElenaAndrey Zvyagintsev2011Russia[110]

EllePaul Verhoeven2016France/Germany[110]

Ex MachinaAlex Garland2015United States, United Kingdom[176]

Frank & LolaMatthew Ross2016United States[177]

The Ghost WriterRoman Polanski2010United Kingdom, France, Germany[178]

The Girl with the Dragon TattooDavid Fincher2011United States[179]

Gone GirlDavid Fincher2014United States[53]

Good TimeJosh and Benny Safdie2017United States[180]

The HandmaidenPark Chan-wook2016South Korea[53]

Hell or High WaterDavid Mackenzie2016United States[53]

In the ShadowDavid Ondříček2012Czech Republic[142]

In the Shadow of the MoonJim Mickle2019United States[181]

InceptionChristopher Nolan2010United Kingdom, United States[182] $885 1y, #4.

Inherent VicePaul Thomas Anderson2014United States[183]

John Wick Chad Stahelski 2014 United States [184]

John Wick: Chapter 2 Chad Stahelski 2017 United States[185]

John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum Chad Stahelski 2019 United States[186]

Kill ListBen Wheatley2011United Kingdom[187]

The Killer Inside MeMichael Winterbottom2010United States[30]

Killer JoeWilliam Friedkin2012United States[188]

Killing Them SoftlyAndrew Dominik2012United States[189]

Long Day's Journey into NightBi Gan2018China[190]

The Looming StormDong Yue2017China[191]

LooperRian Johnson2012United States[192]

Lost RiverRyan Gosling2014United States[193]

Magical GirlCarlos Vermut2014Spain[194]

The MercilessByun Sung-hyun2017South Korea[195]

Miss BalaGerardo Naranjo2011Mexico[110]

A MorassShane James Bordas2011United Kingdom[196]

Motherless BrooklynEdward Norton2019United States[197]

MuteDuncan Jones2018United Kingdom, Germany[198]

The Nice GuysShane Black2016United States[199]

NightcrawlerDan Gilroy2014United States[200]

Nocturnal AnimalsTom Ford2016United States[201]

Only God ForgivesNicolas Winding Refn2013Denmark/France[202]

ParadoxWilson Yip2017Hong Kong[203]

PhoenixChristian Petzold2014Germany[53]

PickingsUsher Morgan2018United States[204]

The Place Beyond the PinesDerek Cianfrance2013United States[205][206][207]

Pocket ListingConor Allyn2016United States[208]

The Poison RoseGeorge Gallo and Francesco Cinquemani2019United States[209]

PrisonersDenis Villeneuve2013United States[210]

SerenitySteven Knight2019United States[211]

Shutter IslandMartin Scorsese2010United States[30]

Spring BreakersHarmony Korine2012United States[212]

StrangledÁrpád Sopsits2016Hungary[213]

SunrisePartho Sen-Gupta2014India, France[214]

TanielGaro Berberian2017United Kingdom, Armenia[215]

TranceDanny Boyle2013United Kingdom[212]

Trouble Is My BusinessTom Konkle2018United States[216]

Uncut GemsJosh and Benny Safdie2019United States[217]

Under the Silver LakeDavid Robert Mitchell2018United States[218]

UpgradeLeigh Whannell2018Australia, United States[219]

VictoriaSebastian Schipper2015Germany[220]

The VillainessJung Byung-gil2017South Korea[195]

A Walk Among the TombstonesScott Frank2014United States[221]

Walking Too FastRadim Špaček2010Czech Republic[222]

Who Killed Cock RobinCheng Wei-hao2017Taiwan[223][224]

WidowsSteve McQueen2018United States[225]

The Wild Goose LakeDiao Yinan2019China/France[226]

Wind RiverTaylor Sheridan2017United States[227]

Winter's BoneDebra Granik2010United States[228]

You Were Never Really HereLynne Ramsay2017United Kingdom, United States,
France[229]

Dekade 2020 - 2029

AdverseBrian Metcalf2021United States[230]

ArishadvargaArvind Kamath2020India[140]

The BatmanMatt Reeves2022United States[231]

Calm with HorsesNick Rowland2020Ireland[232]

The Card CounterPaul Schrader2021United States[233]

Decision to LeavePark Chan-wook2022South Korea[234]

Emily the CriminalJohn Patton Ford2022United States[235]

The Empty ManDavid Prior2020United States[236]

Hand Rolled CigaretteKin Long Chan2020China[237]

I'm Your WomanJulia Hart2020United States[238]

John Wick: Chapter 4Chad Stahelski2023United States[239]

KabadadaariPradeep Krishnamoorthy2021India[240]

KapatadhaariPradeep Krishnamoorthy2021India[241]

The Kid DetectiveEvan Morgan2020Canada[242]

Last Moment of ClarityJames and Colin Krisel2020United States[243]

Last Night in SohoEdgar Wright2021United Kingdom[244]

The Last VictimNaveen A Chathapuram2021United States[245]

The Little ThingsJohn Lee Hancock2021United States[246]

Nightmare AlleyGuillermo del Toro2021United States[247]

No Sudden MoveSteven Soderbergh2021United States[248]

Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of TimeLili Horvát2020Hungary[249]

ReminiscenceLisa Joy2021United States[250]

The VirtuosoNick Stagliano2021United States[251]

Wrath of ManGuy Ritchie2021United Kingdom, United States[252]

SpearsGerard Lough2022Ireland[253]

WindfallCharlie McDowell2022United States[254]

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