“If someone asked you to picture a film noir, you’d probably conjure a handful of visual signifiers: a sultry femme fatale, a hard-drinking gumshoe in a fedora, shadows darker than the human soul. But what would it sound like? Chances are you can already hear a low, bluesy saxophone, possibly accompanied by lightly brushed drums and a slinky vibraphone. It is this intersection of film noir and jazz that lies at the heart of this year’s Noir City Boston, the Brattle Theatre’s annual collaboration with the Film Noir Foundation.” – Oscar Goff, Cambridge Day
Noir City: Boston runs Friday, June 12 through Monday, June 15.