Chinatown
Film
A look at Polanski through his own lens...for best director. It may be the most emphatic statement on the human condition from a director who has generated "Knife in the Water" (1962), "Rosemary's Baby" (1968), "Chinatown" (1974) and "The Tenant" (1976). So what is "The... In this article: Roman Polanski, The Pianist, Chinatown, Clive James, Jack Nicholson, The Tenant, Docket, Warsaw Uprising, and The Tragedy of Macbeth |
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Miami Herald - Breaking News | September 27, 2009
Polanski lives through dazzling highs, dire lows
...reinvention of classic film noir. The film picks up 11 Oscar nominations, including best picture and director for Polanski, though it wins only one award, for screenwriter Robert Towne. The film catapults Polanski to the forefront...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Oscar, Andrzej Wajda, Jack Nicholson, Los Angeles, Rosemary's Baby, The Fearless Vampire Killers, and A Generation
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Salon | July 30, 2009
Critics' Picks: Roman Polanski's homicidal madness
...of David Lynch stem from that rotting rabbit? -- but in the career of the guy who made "Chinatown," "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Tenant," it's no better than his fourth- or fifth-best movie. Enjoy this story? "Repulsion" is self-evidently...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Repulsion, Hollywood, Funny People, Oscar, DVD, Kenneth Tynan, and Rosemary's Baby
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The Times of India - World | October 03, 2009
Being Roman
...the Soviet Union. Polanski insists that films should be like the places they are based in. So The Tenant had to be French and Chinatown totally American. And when you see those films, you can smell the countries in them. A fact that adds a...
In this article: Roman Polanski, John Huston, Poland, Rosemary's Baby, Knife in the Water, Adolf Hitler, The Tenant, and Soviet Union
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CBS News | September 28, 2009
Lawyer: Polanski Will Fight Extradition
In addition to winning an Oscar for directing "The Pianist" (which was also nominated for Best Picture), Polanski was nominated for Academy Awards for directing "Chinatown" and "Tess," and for his screenplay for "Rosemary's Baby." His...
In this article: Roman Polanski, United States, Academy Awards, Bernard Kouchner, France, Zurich Film Festival, and Rosemary's Baby
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Guardian Unlimited | September 28, 2009
Should Polanski be above the law?
...why this seems wrong." The fact that the man concerned carries a French passport and was responsible for Cul-de-Sac, Rosemary's Baby, Chinatown, The Tenant, Tess and The Pianist might also have something to do with it. "Yes, you can't say...
In this article: Roman Polanski, Jean Genet, Jean Cocteau, France, Sharon Tate, Anti-Americanism, and Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
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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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