Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely

"I need another drink... I need a lot of life insurance... I need a vacation.... and all I've got is a coat, a hat, and a gun!"

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Release Date

8/8/1975

Runtime

95 mins

Overview

Private eye Philip Marlowe is hired by ex-con Moose Malloy to find his girlfriend, a former lounge dancer. While also investigating the murder of a client and the theft of a jade necklace, Marlowe becomes entangled with seductress Helen Grayle and discovers a web of dark secrets that are better left hidden.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$2,500,000

Revenue

$2,000,000

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A stylish 1970s noir that trades cynicism for genuine weariness as Marlowe spirals through a case where every answer creates more problems. The city itself feels like a corrupt maze designed to grind down the few honest people still walking through it.

Mood

ParanoidTense

Themes

ObsessionCorruptionBetrayalCrime

Pacing

Steady

Look

DesaturatedFormalistNaturalistic

Structure

Linear

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