The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye (1973) Director:         Robert Altman Producer:         Jerry Bick Director of picture taking:         Vilmos Zsigmond Screenplay:         Leigh Brackett establish on a Novel by:         Raymond Chandler editor in chief:         Lou Lombardo Music Composed by:         John T. Williams Philip Marlwe         Elliott Gould         Harry         David Arkin Eileen walk         Nina Van Pallandt         Terry Lennox         Jim Bouton Roger Wade         Sterling Hayden         Morgan         Warren Berlinger Marty Augustine          signalise Rydell         Jo Ann Eggenweiler         Jo Ann Brody Dr. Verringer         Henry Gibson         Hood         Vince Palmieri in Robert Altmans The Long Goodbye, a single, out(prenominal) private investigator, Philip Marlowe (Elliott Gould), is dr possess into a affair of lust and deception. Based in Los-Angles of the early 70s of the twentieth century. The film is in the picture palace Noir (=Dark Movie) genre.

Philip Marlowe isnt the classical film noir type, although he has many gestures that go hand in hand with that genre. He smokes a lot. each surface dismiss be, and is, used to light his cigarettes.



He appears to be cool, regains his messages at the bar, and can have a conversation and confuse in both the low and high class, as can be seen when he is arrested and on the way to the interrogation room, and in the party at the Wades. On the other hand if we tonus closer, he actually is dragged after other peoples wants. When he is offered a drink he will have any amour the other person is having, unlike the film noir hero who has his own distinctive drink.

At the beginning of the film Philip Marlwe seems to be real stiff. All of his gestures indicate that he isnt open and dragged after others, yet as the scene develops so does his character. By the end he is very loose, for an example in the closing shot of the movie he even jumps and knocks his legs in a dance. We never get to see him...

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