Chinatown
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LA attorneys distance Polanski from French lawyerTemime has long been identified as representing Polanski in France, and he told Le Figaro in the interview that he believed the "Chinatown" director had already been punished for the original offense after undergoing psychiatric... In this article: Roman Polanski, Los Angeles, United States, Oscar, Le Figaro, Champagne, Rosemary's Baby, and Repulsion |
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Salon | 3 days ago
Werner Herzog among the demented iguanas
...the other end of the line. It emerged that he wasn't sure what "Taxi Driver" was or who had made it. "Chinatown" rang more of a bell, and I reminded him that it was directed by a European auteur even more notorious than Herzog himself. He...
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Reuters | 3 days ago
Polanski will not agree to extradition: lawyer
...against flight, including wearing an electronic bracelet. Polanski's films include "The Pianist" for which he won an Academy Award in 2002, "Chinatown," "Rosemary's Baby," "Repulsion" and "Knife in the Water." Writing by James Mackenzie,...
In this article: Roman Polanski, United States, Le Figaro, The Pianist, Champagne, Academy Award, Rosemary's Baby, and Repulsion
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AP Online | 4 days ago
Polanski's lawyer says director's family suffering
...plying her with champagne and a Quaalude pill during a 1977 modeling shoot. The director of classics like "Rosemary's Baby" and "Chinatown" was initially indicted on six felony counts, including rape by use of drugs, child molesting and...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Champagne, Le Figaro, Quaalude, Rosemary's Baby, Emmanuelle Seigner, Switzerland, and United States
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PopMatters | 5 days ago
Chinatown (Centennial Collection) (Review)
...Peirce. It is a nice companion to the commentary with Fincher and Towne. The other features, "Chinatown: The Beginning and the End", "Chinatown: Filming", and "Chinatown: The Legacy", are also available on the earlier "Special...
In this article: Robert Towne, Roman Polanski, Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, and John Alonzo
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Swiss ruling on Polanski bail likely in 2-3 wks
...Angeles want him extradited for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in 1977. The director of such film classics as "Rosemary's Baby" and "Chinatown" was accused of raping the girl after plying her with champagne and a Quaalude pill during a...
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Chinatown is a American neo-noir film, directed by Roman Polanski. The film features many elements of the film noir genre, particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama. It stars Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, and John Huston. Also appearing in the film are John Hillerman, Diane Ladd, Perry Lopez, James Hong, Joe Mantell, Bruce Glover, Burt Young, and Noble Willingham.
The film was nominated for eleven Academy Awards, winning in the category of Best Original Screenplay for Robert Towne. In 1991, Chinatown was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
A sequel, called The Two Jakes, was released in , starring Jack Nicholson (who also directed it), with a screenplay written by Robert Towne. ==Plot==
A Los Angeles private investigator named Jake "J.J." Gittes (Nicholson) is hired to spy on Hollis Mulwray, the chief engineer for the city's water department. The woman hiring Gittes claims to be Evelyn Mulwray, Hollis' wife. Mulwray spends most of his time investigating dry riverbeds and drainage outlets. Mr. Mulwray also has a heated argument in public with an elderly man. Gittes finally catches Mulwray during an outing with a young blonde and photographs the pair, which becomes a scandal in the press. After the story is published, Gittes learns that the woman who hired him was not the real Evelyn Mulwray.
Clues suggest a scandal in the city government: Despite a serious drought and an expensive proposal to build a new dam (a plan Mulwray vehemently opposes), the Water and Power department is dumping fresh water into the ocean at night.
- Name:
- Chinatown
- Release Date:
- January 01, 0020
- Directed By:
- Roman Polanski
- Produced by:
- Robert Evans
- Written By:
- Robert Towne
- Editor:
- Sam O'Steen
- Starring:
- Cinematography:
- John A. Alonzo
- Music By:
- Jerry Goldsmith
- Distributed By:
- Paramount Pictures
- Length:
- 131 minutes
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