Light a lamp for sin.

Brittany 2022-03-21 09:01:14

Polanski talked about the ending of "Chinatown" in his memoirs:
I insist that if this film is to be filmed in a certain style and to get rid of the common detective film's final hero immortality mode, Evelyn must die at the end of the film. . If the audience does not leave their seats angrily because of this unreasonable arrangement, the film will lose its dramatic effect.

Yes. When the horns and screams sounded in the dark, I hammered my computer desk angrily.
Polanski. Never gave me a chance to breathe.

Light up a lamp for sin, just like the jumbled neon, noisy music, and hustle and bustle of Chinatown in Chinatown.
The expressionless Asians looked like cars passing by from the corner of the street, revealing a cold luster.
You know, here, we are all used to it.

The crime continues the crime, and the victim continues to suffer. It is like an ancient law that governs Chinatown.
And the whole world.

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Chinatown quotes

  • Jake Gittes: Look, I do matrimonial work, It's my metiay. When a wife tells me that she's happy her husband is cheating on her, it runs contrary to my experience.

    Evelyn Mulwray: Unless what?

    Jake Gittes: She was cheating on him.

  • Jake Gittes: Does my talking about your father upset you?

    Evelyn Mulwray: Why, no! Yes, a little. You see Hollis and my fa - my father had a falling out - finally.

    Jake Gittes: Over you or over the water department?

    Evelyn Mulwray: Not over me. Why should it - be over me?