In the 1970s there was a film noire revival in hollywood. Mgms dvd release of the long goodbye gets top marks for its impeccable widescreen transfer and a terrific selection of shorts that includes surprisingly candid interviews with altman and gould, plus an interesting piece focusing on zsigmonds photographic approach. Director robert altman offended the fans of raymond chandlers philip marlowe character by completely subverting the role here. So far so faithful to raymond chandler, but robert altman s inspired. Robert altmans the long goodbye 1973 attacks film noir with three of his most cherished tools. The long goodbye is filled with altman grotesques, characters that are only thin coverings for the petitcelebrities altman loved to cast. Smartaleck, catloving private eye philip marlowe elliott gould is certain that his friend terry lennox isnt a wifekiller, even after the cops throw marlowe in jail for not cooperating with their investigation. Leigh brackett screenplay, raymond chandler nov writer. The long goodbye appeared before certain major advancements in sound, and altman was one filmmaker who bucked up against the technologys limitations, with his interest in overlapping dialogue.
The long goodbye 810 movie clip take off your clothes 1973 hd duration. Robert merrill of the ten films based on raymond chandlers novels, robert altmans the long goodbye 1973 is almost surely the most notorious. Usually seen in blurry, grainy pann scan versions, this is the best the shows looked since original answer prints were made. Nothing says goodbye like a bullet detective philip marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife. Robert altman s the long goodbye attempts to do a very interesting thing. It tries to be all genre and no story it makes no serious effort to reproduce the raymond chandler detective novel it just takes all the characters out of that novel and lets them stew together in something that feels like a privateeye movie. The long goodbye trifonov novel, a 1971 novel by yury trifonov. Altmans take on noir and the detective genre is characteristically idiosyncratic and playful. The long goodbye vintage crime by raymond chandler and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Robert altman 3 jerry jones 2 arnold schwarzenegger 1 harry rez 1 john davies 1 vilmos zsigmond 1 warren berlinger 1 other. The long goodbye 1973 720p bluray x264 ac3 ozlem watch online download subtitles searcher. In robert altmans 1973 adaptation of raymond chandlers novel the long goodbye which i discuss in this clip, the archetypal private eye philip marlowe drives a 1948 lincoln. The long goodbye trailer directed by robert altman and starring elliott gould, sterling hayden, mark rydell, henry gibson, david arkin.
Long goodbye or the head hunter, a 1982 hong kong film by shing hon lau. Altman often said he never cared much about plot, but he and veteran screenwriter leigh brackett preserve almost every major story beat in chandlers book, making the long goodbye one of the most straightforward films altman ever madethough it still isnt exactly straight. Presaging later movies like the big lebowski or inherent vice, altmans 1973 version of the long goodbye is a softboiled detective story and a revisionist film noir drenched in the glaring l. In one of the interviews provided by kino lorber on the bluray, altman refers to the detective.
It tries to be all genre and no story, and it almost works. The screenplay was written by leigh brackett, who cowrote the screenplay for chandlers the big sleep in 1946. The long goodbye 510 movie clip walter brennan 1973 hd duration. The long goodbye should not be anybodys first film noir, nor their first altman movie. Even people who like the film see it as a deliberate departure from chandlers literary intentions, and chandlers fans regard the film with what one critic calls ontological loathing. It follows the private detector phillip marlowe who had had.
The long goodbye, a 1940 oneact play by tennessee williams. Throughout, altman undercuts the conventions of the. Mgms dvd of the long goodbye should say special edition on the cover, because its transfer and extras are terrific. Detective philip marlowe tries to help a friend who is. Essay on robert altmans the long goodbye as a genre. Private investigator philip marlowe helps a friend out of a jam then gets implicated in his wifes murder. But upon my third or fourth viewing i realized that elliott goulds performance had single handedly made this one of my favorite films.
Under the inimitable direction of robert altman, elliot gould stars as the laid back. It starred elliott gould as the iconic private detective philip marlowe. Tim robbins, robert altman hollywood drama movie hd duration. In robert altmans film, the long goodbye, this point is further emphasized as marlowes familiar setting is altered beyond recognition.
There is the brokendown baseball pitcher and author of a tellall book on the game, jim bouton, as terry lennox, the mysterious tijuanabound fugitive. The discs altmangould interviews play as if both men were tapped on perfect days. The long goodbye, a 1953 novel by raymond chandler. The long goodbye, a 1973 film by robert altman, adapted from the raymond chandler novel see above. That resulted in movies like chinatown and the long goodbye. February 20, 1925 november 20, 2006 was an american film director, screenwriter, and producer. Gould is the perfect protagonist, an instantly affable detective who goes about his business, never trying to be the knight in shining armor.
Robert altman made a bold statement in his casting of elliott gould as a jewish version of raymond chandlers philip marlowe character in this modestly budgeted film. The movie was directed by robert altman and based upon a raymond chandler mystery. Elliot gould is philip marlowe in the long goodbye, but raymond chandler was never like this. Still, for all the films revisionism, one tenet of the film noir genre remains a holdover, existing in altmans film without revision or irony. Manipulating the conventions of film noir, altman further emphasizes philip marlowe as a sole force of good in a corrupt and indifferent society. Me, generally enjoying a film but feeling vaguely as if i dont fully grasp whatever subtext or characterizations altman has woven into it as i know both he and raymond chandler are generally more thoughtful than to make something to be viewed on a purely surface level.
Rent the long goodbye 1973 on dvd and bluray netflix. Baroness van pallandt nina, elliott gould, robert altman, sterling hayden you must be logged in to post a comment. On raymond chandler raymond chandler s biographer, tom williams, outlines the. Most of its effect comes from the way it pushes against the genre, and the way altman undermines the premise of all private eye movies, which is that the hero can walk down mean streets, see clearly, and tell right from wrong. Optional english sdh subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired. But i dont recall a cinematic convergence like the one this month involving robert altmans great but not greatly known the long goodbye. All in all, a fitting package for one of the best films of the 1970s. Elliott gould, nina van pallandt, sterling hayden, mark rydell, henry gibson.
The long goodbye by robert altman elliott gould, nina van. Through robert altmans postmodern lens, this noir tale is more of a comedy or an existential musing than a hardboiled detective story. The long goodbye is a 1973 american neonoir thriller film directed by robert altman and based on raymond chandler s 1953 novel of the same title. Some see it as the pinnacle of chandlers career as a mystery author, while others see it as less powerful than the big sleep and farewell, my lovely, two early novels whatever its power, it may be the most personal of chandlers novels, or at least we get a more. What a beautiful song the long goodbye is heard in innumerable versions throughout the. What a beautiful song the long goodbye is heard in innumerable versions. Robert altmans the long goodbye isnt only in my mind his greatest achievment, it is one of the ten greatest film ive seen to date. What a beautiful song the long goodbye is heard in innumerable versions throughout the film to reflect changes in mood. The long goodbye is a novel by raymond chandler, published in 1953, his sixth novel featuring the private investigator philip marlowe. Despite its cool reception in 1973, altmans appraisal of the powers of hollywood myth made the long goodbye one of the more telling 1970s reworkings of the film noir tradition, as well as a central player in altmans ongoing 1970s effort to revisit major hollywood. The long goodbye deconstructs the myth of the american private. Detective philip marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.
Robert altmans the long goodbye as a genre revisionist. To be honest, the first time i saw robert altmans the long goodbye, i was bewildered by the juxtaposition of raymond chandlers philip marlowe against the films 1970scalifornia sensibilities. Altman is known as fivetime nominee of the academy award for best director and an enduring figure from the new hollywood era with such directors as martin scorsese, woody allen, sidney lumet, and david lynch. He is always the most youthful of directors, and here he gives us the youngest of philip marlowes, the private eye as a hardy boy. Right from the casting of elliot gould, as a wry, lazy, smartass, who lives by the motto, its okay by me, the long goodbye has subverted noir expectations of those expecting a hardboiled detective.
Arnold schwarzenegger, elliott gould, david carradine, sterling hayden. Robert altmans quirky, semisatiric updating of raymond chandler stars elliott gould as laidback gumshoe philip marlowe, investigating the murder of his friends wife and getting involved with gangsters, alcoholic writers, and deceptive women. Superbly photographed by vilmos zsigmond in a desaturated colour that echoes a bygone age, the long goodbye is an elegant, chilly, deliberately heartless movie. Robert altmans the long goodbye attempts to do a very interesting thing. His vehicle was the long goodbye, a neonoir take on raymond chandlers novel. The long goodbye is no different in following this convention. The ten robert altman films you need to see movies empire. The main character, philip marlowe played by elliot gould in the film adaptation, is a struggling private investigator with a quick quip for any occasion. Robert altmans the long goodbye is popular again the. It is typical of the consistent look that altman achieves here, which extends also to the music. The long goodbye by raymond chandler, first edition abebooks. These items are both departures from chandlers original text, and yet, while altmans film is titled the long goodbye, features phillip marlowe and understands the anachronistic nature of the character. It makes no serious effort to reproduce the raymond chandler detective novel its based on.
Given its place in robert altmans filmography, the long goodbye 1973 looks to be part of a grand plan. Its ok with me applying his deconstructive eye to the film noir tradition, robert altman updated raymond chandler in his 1973 version of chandlers novel, the long goodbye. The film stars elliott gould as philip marlowe and features sterling hayden, nina van. Some critics consider it inferior to the big sleep or farewell, my lovely, but others rank it as the best of his work. Robert altman, elliott kastner, greg carson, jerry bick, robert eggenweiler. Rent the long goodbye 1973 starring elliott gould and nina van pallandt on dvd and bluray. The very embodiment of 70s hollywood genre revisionism, robert altmans film of the long goodbye stands as one of his most accessible, wittily misanthropic. David thompson, editor of altman on altman and producer of the bbc s robert altman in england, talks about the long goodbye s place in altman s filmography.
The long goodbye altman, 1973 robert altmans masterful but wildly unfaithful adaptation of raymond chandlers classic crime novel takes the legendary hardboiled detective philip marlowe, has him incarnated by nebbishy elliot gould and. The long goodbye elliott gould discusses the film with michael connelly. Hollywood goodbyes, from casablanca to the long goodbye, may be fitting analogies for blairs departure, but i think a classic bible picture like the king of kings is most appropriate. The long goodbye by raymond chandler, first edition. The long goodbye is a 1973 american neonoir thriller film directed by robert altman and based on raymond chandlers 1953 novel of the same title. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango.
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