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17 octobre 2007
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California Chinatown Film and History Film noir Jack Nicholson Los Angeles Robert Towne Roman Polanski Water William MulhollandSujets proches
Frontier troubles Cinéma noir Dark crime films Film noirs Films noirs Noir films AnnalsCiter ce document
Ian S. Scott, « ‘Either you bring the water to L.A. or you bring L.A. to the water’ », European journal of American studies, ID : 10.4000/ejas.1203
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Probably the most famous phrase in Chinatown, Roman Polanski’s 1974 homage to detective noir, is virtually the last line spoken in the movie. The ensemble of characters is standing by the car that Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) has attempted to escape in with her daughter, Katherine (Belinda Palmer). Detectives have fired shots from up the street in their attempt to prevent Evelyn from fleeing the scene and the result is that the long slow single horn sounding some yards away signals Evelyn’s ...