H​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍​ow and why did film noir manifest? Explore the origins of noir in ONE of the following: German Expressionism, British cinema or French Poetic Realism. Consider films by directors such as Fritz Lang, Alfred H​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍​itchcock and Henri-George Clouzot. Some issues to address include: the emergence of the noir visual style, the depiction of the law, authority and crime and the representation of entrapment and surveillance​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍​.