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📖 Synopsis
1930s Los Angeles. Private detective J.J. Gittes is hired to follow a suspected lover. What begins as a simple case of marital infidelity leads him into the heart of a conspiracy over Los Angeles water involving politicians, businessmen, and a family harboring secrets Gittes himself could never imagine. Roman Polanski and Robert Towne wrote the screenplay for the greatest neo-noir in film history, with Jack Nicholson in one of his definitive roles.
✍️ Our review
9.4/10
★★★★★
Chinatown is the most perfect neo-noir ever filmed. Towne's screenplay is a masterpiece of precision, and its ending is the darkest and most honest in American genre cinema. Jack Nicholson delivers the finest performance of his classic career.
🎞️ Technical sheet
Director
Roman Polanski
Year
1974
Duration
130 minutes
Genre
Crime
🎬 Behind the scenes
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Chinatown is considered one of the best films of 1974.
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Roman Polanski directs the film in his distinctive style.
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It is a crime genre work that received strong critical acclaim.
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