Special Classic Jack Nicholson

Chinatown (1974)

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“Have you ever heard the expression “Let sleeping dogs lie”? Sometimes you’re better off not knowing.” Are we aware that director Roman Polanski is a deeply problematic person? Very much so. Is Chinatown on Jack Nicholson’s Mount Rushmore of career performances? Absolutely, and no retrospective would be complete without it. This utterly stunning neo-noir about the shady goings-on in the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, written by the great Robert Towne, exposes the rotten core of a powerful family hellbent on control of the California water supply. Chinatown is iconic in every way – from its impeccable costume design to its ingrained dialogue and sudden, shocking violence. Nicholson’s Jake is (literally) like a wounded animal , flanked by a stunning cast including Faye Dunaway and John Huston. English language without subtitles.

Credits

Regie
Roman Polanski
Cast
Jack Nicholson, Faye Dunaway, John Huston, Perry Lopez, Diane Ladd
Genre
thriller, drama, mystery, crime
Speelduur
130 minutes
Land
VS
Taal
English
Ondertiteling
None

Storyline

Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband’s extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double dealings and deadly deceits, uncovering a web of personal and political scandals that come crashing together.