Niagara

One of the unresolved debates among critics and film scholars deals with the genre boundaries of film noir. There are various arguments about where film noir ends and where “neo‑noir” begins. *Niagara*, the 1953 film directed by Henry Hathaway, is often a point of contention in such debates, with many placing it in the latter category simply because it was made in colour. The plot is set at Niagara Falls, where a yo…