Extended Reading
  • Laverna 2022-03-20 09:01:13

    Chinatown

    In the first act, Catherine pretends to be Cross as Mrs. Morey and asks the private investigator Jack to investigate Morey's extramarital affairs. During Morey's speech, the shepherd led the sheep into the auditorium and said that he was stealing the water from the valley. The perspective of Jack's...

  • Eloy 2022-04-19 09:01:18

    "Chinatown"

    In the first scene, Katherine pretends to be Cross as Mrs. Morey and asks Jack, the private investigator to investigate Morey's extramarital affair. When Morey is speaking, the shepherd rushes into the auditorium with sheep and says that he stole the water from the valley. Jack in the dark night...

  • Keegan 2022-03-21 09:01:14

    Fortunately, Polanski insisted on the dark ending to keep his position as the standard bearer of the new film noir.

  • Lizzie 2022-03-24 09:01:16

    The script is exquisite and born to be performed by Nicholson: both righteous and evil, and a strong aura is also born suitable for Polanski's guidance: black and gloomy, cleverly advanced and boring, and there are always so many cows at the end. Coaxing shots

Chinatown quotes

  • [an anonymous caller has telephoned Gittes]

    Ida Sessions: Are you alone?

    Jake Gittes: Isn't everybody?

  • Mulwray's Gardener: [in heavy Japanese accent, referring to the grass] Bad for glass.

    Jake Gittes: Yeah, sure. Bad for the glass.