THEME EXPLORATION

San Francisco noir

20 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Daybreak
Daybreak
1939 · Marcel Carné
Hammett
Hammett
1982 · Wim Wenders
Pépé le Moko
Pépé le Moko
1937 · Julien Duvivier
Christmas Holiday
Christmas Holiday
1944 · Robert Siodmak
The Big Lebowski
The Big Lebowski
1998 · Joel Coen
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1991 · Martin Scorsese
Cape Fear
Cape Fear
1962 · J. Lee Thompson
The Batman
The Batman
2022 · Matt Reeves
Murder, My Sweet
Murder, My Sweet
1944 · Edward Dmytryk
Vertigo
Vertigo
1963 · Yannis Dalianidis
Cadaveri eccellenti
Cadaveri eccellenti
1976 · Francesco Rosi
Fallen Angels
Fallen Angels
1995 · Wong Kar-wai
Eyes in the Night
Eyes in the Night
1942 · Fred Zinnemann
Island of Hell
Island of Hell
1977 · Kon Ichikawa
The Man Without a Map
The Man Without a Map
1968 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Do You Like Hitchcock?
Do You Like Hitchcock?
2005 · Dario Argento
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
A Woman, a Gun and a Noodle Shop
2009 · Zhang Yimou
A Little Trip to Heaven
A Little Trip to Heaven
2005 · Baltasar Kormákur
City of Tiny Lights
City of Tiny Lights
2016 · Pete Travis
Confession of Pain
Confession of Pain
2006 · Alan Mak Siu-Fai & Andrew Lau Wai-Keung
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Roman Polanski France/United States

His paranoid, atmospheric style explored San Francisco's dark underbelly and psychological noir elements in films reflecting Bay Area corruption and mystery.