Premise: The Black Dahlia is a 2006 French-American neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Brian De Palma and written by Josh Friedman . The film was screen at the 63rd Venice International Film Festival on August 30 , 2006 , and was released in the United States on September 15 , 2006 . Despite its failure both critically and financially , it was nominated for Best Cinematography at the 79th Academy Awards , losing to Pan 's Labyrinth . The Black Dahlia (novel) . The Black Dahlia is the first book in Ellroy 's L.A. Quartet , a cycle of novels set in 1940s and 1950s Los Angeles .
Hypothesis: The Black Dahlia is only a book.
Label: CONTRADICTION