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Title:
The Big Sleep
Genre:
Crime
Literature
Mystery
Popular Culture
Film
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Series:
B.F.I. Film Classics
Binding:
Paperback
Narrative:
First Person
Type of Book:
Non-Fiction
Number of Pages:
73
Number of Chapters:
3
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:46:51
Synopsis:
Hired by an eccentric, paralysed California millionaire in case of blackmail, private detective Philip Marlowe finds himself involved with something even more ugly, and with the millionaire’s two psychopathic daughters.
This text shows how ”The Big Sleep” signalled a change in the nature of Hollywood cinema.
As the director Howard Hawks shot extra scenes, ”fun” scenes, to replace the ones in which the murders are explained, and in so doing left the plot unresolved.
This text shows how ”The Big Sleep” signalled a change in the nature of Hollywood cinema.
As the director Howard Hawks shot extra scenes, ”fun” scenes, to replace the ones in which the murders are explained, and in so doing left the plot unresolved.
Author:
David Thompson
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Publisher:
British Film Institute
Barcode:
9780851706320
Publication Date:
1997-03-29
Number of Copies:
1
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:46:51
