Sight & Sound's #1 Film Book of 2020 Chinatown is the Holy
Grail of 1970s cinema. Its ending is the most notorious in American
film and its closing line of dialogue the most haunting. Here for
the first time is the incredible true story of its making. In Sam
Wasson's telling, it becomes the defining story of its most
colorful characters. Here is Jack Nicholson at the height of his
powers, embarking on his great, doomed love affair with Anjelica
Huston. Here is director Roman Polanski, both predator and prey,
haunted by the savage murder of his wife, returning to Los Angeles,
where the seeds of his own self-destruction are quickly planted.
Here is the fevered deal-making of "The Kid" Robert Evans, the most
consummate of producers. Here too is Robert Towne's fabled script,
widely considered the greatest original screenplay ever written.
Wasson for the first time peels off layers of myth to provide the
true account of its creation. Looming over the story of this
classic movie is the imminent eclipse of the '70s
filmmaker-friendly studios as they gave way to the corporate
Hollywood we know today.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
(1)
