{"id":1983,"date":"2022-01-04T03:02:18","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T08:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2022\/01\/04\/how-guillermo-del-toro-uses-noir-horror-to-push-the-dark-themes-in-nightmare-alley\/"},"modified":"2022-01-04T03:02:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T08:02:18","slug":"how-guillermo-del-toro-uses-noir-horror-to-push-the-dark-themes-in-nightmare-alley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2022\/01\/04\/how-guillermo-del-toro-uses-noir-horror-to-push-the-dark-themes-in-nightmare-alley\/","title":{"rendered":"How Guillermo del Toro Uses Noir Horror to Push the Dark Themes in \u2018Nightmare Alley\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/noir-horror-nightmare-alley\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/article_medium\/public\/nightmare_alley_noir_horror.jpg?itok=UmAhaGCE\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Can film noir and the horror genre ever be separated? <\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\nThe darkness of Guillermo del Toro\u2019s films brings to life a warning of morality. He is known primarily for his work with dark fantasy\u2014a blend of horror and fantasy. But <em>Nightmare Alley <\/em>marries his love of dark, rich stories with the isolating, existentialist visuals of film noir.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\nIn an interview with Turner Classic Movies, del Toro discusses the similarities between the genre conventions of both horror and film noir, saying the two genres work as parables.\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<em>Nightmare Alley <\/em>found much of its inspiration through American realist painters like Thomas Hart Benton and Edward Hopper. The American realism movement was a rejection of romanticism in the 20th century, attempting to show and express the reality of regular people\u2019s lives affected by the war-ridden times. Although colorful, the art depicted contemporary social realities that were hauntingly lonely as it focused on the individual.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/noir-horror-nightmare-alley\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Author: Alyssa Miller<br \/>\nThis article comes from <i>No Film School<\/i> and can be <a href=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/noir-horror-nightmare-alley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>read on the original site.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Can film noir and the horror genre ever be separated? The darkness of Guillermo del Toro\u2019s films brings to life a warning of morality. 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