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DVD Film Collection

Guide for finding feature films and documentaries available on DVD and available for circulation at Gumberg Library.


Silhouette of man walking through alley with dramatic lighting.

Film Noir: a type of mystery and crime film typically produced between the late1930s and the 1950s, characteristically shot in black in white and featuring gritty settings with shadowy photography and foreboding background music. The main characters are usually cynical or malevolent characters such as femmes fatales and hard-boiled private detectives.