Category: Jean Servais
-
Live it up! 11 essential nightclubs of noir
Karen Morley, ‘Scarface’ (1932) By Paul Parcellin In noir, nightclubs are smokey hideaways where criminality thrives under moody lighting. Ritzier than typical barrooms, they are havens for hedonists and the racketeer elite. Crucial to these nightspots are floorshows. A chanteuse may whisper a torch song designed to torment an ex-lover sitting ringside. Her words spell…