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LSC Classics Presents: Chinatown (1974) March 3, 2006 at 7:30 and 10:30pm in 10-250. Director Roman Polanski's classic neo-noir detective story is set during a heat wave in 1930s Los Angeles, where residents suffer from a water shortage due to an ongoing drought. With stellar contributions from composer Jerry Goldsmith and screenwriter Robert Towne, whose script recalls the hard-boiled cynicism of Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett, Chinatown is a complex and superbly crafted period drama that has become Polanski's most critically acclaimed film. Private investigator Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) runs a sleazy detective agency. When a client (Diane Ladd) hires him to spy on her "husband," who is rumored to be having an affair with a younger woman, Jake uncovers a plot against the man -- but this is only the tip of the iceberg. Also starring Faye Dunaway and John Huston. [rottentomatoes.com] "Amounts to an amazing achievement of cinematic storytelling." |
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