Cinema: Spotlight on film noir in Fez

The second edition of the Fez Film Festival, an initiative of the French Institute, will focus from 1 to 3 June on film noir, a genre or cinematic movement born in the 30s that continues today to tackle the dark areas of society.Through the screening of a selection of feature films from 1932 to 2011, the French Institute seeks to shed light on this genre which is above all "a reflection of a part of society, that of gangsters, the underprivileged, settling of scores, injustices, violence, and all sorts of more or less confessable adventures".Initiated in partnership with the Soleil de Fès Association, the Festival is also an attempt to "highlight this shadow part buried in everyone", but also a questioning of despair and pessimism, essential characteristics of film noir.After each screening session, critics, professionals, or simple film buffs will debate the different conceptions of fi…