The 32nd Noir in Festival pays homage to Tarantino with a poster by Paolo Bacilieri

Noir in Festival unfolds in Milan from December 3rd to the 8th, 2022, with a packed program of cinematic and literary delights that pays tribute to Quentin Tarantino’s genius on the 30th anniversary of Reservoir Dogs. It kicks off with an explosive poster for the 32nd edition, designed by world-class Italian cartoonist Paolo Bacilieri.

The 32nd Noir in Festival pays homage to Tarantino with a poster by Paolo Bacilieri2022-10-21T19:07:21+02:00

The Raymond Chandler Award goes to Harlan Coben

The award is Italy’s highest honor for lifetime achievement bestowed on a master of the literary genre of thrillers and noir novels.

The Raymond Chandler Award goes to Harlan Coben2022-10-19T17:33:29+02:00

The polar, a multi-form genre

In a discussion moderated by Sebastiano Triulzi, Hervé Le Corre, Jérôme Loubry, Franck Thilliez, and Jean-Paul Vormus tackled French genre fiction and French fiction tout court.

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The Black Panther goes to Drunken Birds

  The Canadian film Les oiseaux ivres – Drunken Birds, by Ivan Grbovic, takes home the award for Best Film, while a Special Mention goes to De uskyldige – The Innocents by Eskil Vogt. La terra dei figli – The Land of the Sons, by Claudio Cupellini, garners the Claudio Caligari Prize.

The Black Panther goes to Drunken Birds2022-10-19T17:35:52+02:00

A diabolikal closing night

  photo by Davide Pippo The Manetti bros. and the cast of Diabolik in Milan.

A diabolikal closing night2022-10-19T17:35:53+02:00

A friendship packed with stories, large and small

Joining Noir remotely from London, Adrian Wootton held a masterclass on Graham Greene and John le Carré. In the second part of the talk, he presented the book by Richard Greene (no relation): Russian Roulette: The Life and Times of Graham Greene.

A friendship packed with stories, large and small2022-10-19T17:35:54+02:00