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The Long Goodbye
Widescreen Director Robert Altman, famous for his ability to turn any genre inside out, takes aim at film noir with this evocative adaptation of Raymond Chandler`s novel. Altman`s Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is a relatively unsucces...
Director Robert Altman, famous for his ability to turn any genre inside out, takes aim at film noir with this evocative adaptation of Raymond Chandler`s novel. Altman`s Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould) is a relatively unsuccessful private eye living and working in 1970s Los Angeles. Stepping into the shoes of the infamous detective, Gould delivers a captivating performance that is the definition of 1970s hip. He spends the entire film mumbling to himself, smoking cigarettes, and making wisecracks to everyone he encounters. John Williams`s composition The Long Goodbye, gives an added ironic punch to the film`s tone. Marlowe decides to investigate a friend`s suicide, unconvinced by the autopsy. He is hired by the friend`s neighbor Eileen Wade (Nina Van Pallandt) to track down her husband Roger (Sterling Hayden), a successful author and belligerent alcoholic. Slowly, the mystery begins to reveal itself, as Marlowe discovers that Eileen`s relationship with Terry was more than merely casual. All the while, Marlowe must contend with police, a psychopathic (Mark Rydell), and a host of other characters and situations that make up the hazy existential malaise that is the world of the LONG GOODBYE.
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