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Film noir, a Rare card
A film noir is a Hollywood crime drama film that emphasizes cynical attitudes and motivations.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 92
- DEF
- 93
- Power
- 185
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 490,000
Ranked #453 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Film noir quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Film noir card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of ______ film noir.
Answer
American. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir. From the Film noir article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Ganesha. Ganesha 630,000 · Film noir 490,000 · Gustav Mahler 390,000 · Mars 270,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir.
- Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key, black-and-white visual style that has roots in German expressionist cinematography.
- Many of the prototypical stories and attitudes expressed in classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression, known as noir fiction.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Film noir article was read about 490,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 92 and blocks with 93: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Film noir
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Film noir (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Allied Artists, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
